Day 28 – London, England

Our day in London started off with me eating the rest of our ice cream for breakfast. We went to the tube and rode for 15 minutes to Tower Bridge. When we got there, Kate and I were hungry, so we split a slushie. Then we got in line to go on Tower Bridge.

We took an elevator to the second floor and listened to the audio tour while we sat and watched films and posters about the workers and the engineers. I said, “let’s go, I’m getting impatient!” like the best child should, so we crossed the upper bridge. There were a bunch of little facts and short films to tell you more about the bridge and how it was made. Did you know over 13-14 million rivets are holding the bridge together? Each was individually heated up and manually pounded into the bridge!

My favorite part was the glass floor, where we could see the river and the bridge below. I, being the best child, literally jumped on it and said, “hey, Mama, take a picture of me!” and of course, being the best Mama she is, she said, “For godsakes, stop making me take pictures of you.”

As we crossed the upper bridge, I saw a fact that said each glass panel could hold an elephant or two black taxi cabs. They took about six weeks to install and about 20 workers. After that, we went to the engine room and then outside, where we saw the drawbridge open, and I got a little coin to commemorate my trip.

Our next stop was Westminster Abbey. By that time, I wanted to break down in tears; I was so hungry. I thought there were only 12 sections for the tour, but I was mistaken – there were 17!!! The church was beautiful. I loved the tombs of Mary and Elizabeth I because they were elegant and simple, and it didn’t look like they spent millions of pounds on them.

By the time we left, I felt like I was going to collapse. Same with my annoying sisters, so we found lunch. Lunch was so delicious. I had chicken nuggies… chicken, chicken nuggies, and chips (otherwise known as fries). I had a brownie with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup for dessert.

After lunch, we went to the London Eye!!! It was very tall when I first looked at it, but after a little while, I noticed it wasn’t that massive; it was just a little big. By that, I mean its circumference is 1,392 feet. The views were amazing. I took a picture of me “holding” Big Ben.

Once we were at the top, I could see kids in the pod next to us. I waved at them, they waved back, and we started playing rock, paper, scissors. I was so sad when I couldn’t see them anymore. When we got off, I convinced my mama to get me a souvenir coin so we could wait for them and say goodbye and play rock, paper, scissors one last time.

By then, we were exhausted, so we went back to the Airbnb to take a rest. I watched Harry Potter while my parents napped. Then I started writing this blog and getting packed for going home. After that, I went and ate dinner. I had sushi – it was delicious.

Tonight we watched Six, a musical in the West End about Henry the Eighth’s six wives. It had a lot of lights, and it was so much fun. I loved the music. After the show, we met the cast, got their autographs, and took pictures. It was amazing.

Then we went home, and I wrote the rest of this blog. And now we are going to bed!