Westminster Abbey

Well not much to say about this abbey, located next to Parliament. Queen Elizabeth I is buried here, and is Queen Mary. Geoffrey Chaucer is also buried here in poets corner, a site dedicated to English (and later British) writers. It's one of the most amazing buildings ever constructed and the history alone ensures that it will always be a popular spot for tourists.... and how.  This was probably the most packed place I had been to yet. It took me about three hours to see, stopping at numerous graves and sights and just taking it all in. It's also amazing to think that this abbey has existed here, in one form or another, since 1080 (the current one dating from the reign of Elizabeth I).

After that I headed to the Imperial War Museum. This was probably my biggest letdown in England. It was was less empire and WAY more war than I had assumed and I guess I'm just not the kind of guy who gets all excited about guns and tanks and all that stuff (and some guys there were clearly WAY too in to it). I also find the flag waving, glorious dead stuff hard to swallow and a big surprise for me was that the British are far worse for that than I expected them to be (apparently two World Wars and dozens of colonial wars didn't teach them much) and I think I need to be less hard on the Americans for that stuff. However the displays had some neat old artifacts but 45 minutes was more than enough time.

But since I was still in awe of Westminster I let the war museum slide.