Davin woke me up at 10am this morning. It felt soo good to sleep in! We had cereal for breakfast from the continental breakfast that is included in our apartment rental. Then we made a grocery list, and got ready to go.
First we took the metro to Winchester to see Winston Churchill’s War Rooms. The metro exited out right underneath Big Ben, so we took pictures of that first. Then we walked across the bridge crossing the Thames to see the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben from a different perspective. Then we wandered over to Waterloo Station just out of curiosity. From there we took the national rail back towards Winchester. We got off at Charing Cross station and found a Pasty Shop. We decided we would come back to get a pasty for lunch.
Next we walked to Trafalgar square quite by accident. Then we headed south towards Big Ben again. We were trying to find the War Rooms but weren’t terribly concerned about finding it quickly. We passed by Scotland Yard, and 10 Downing Street, before we finally found arrived at our destination.
The Churchill War Rooms were interesting. Churchill was quite a character. It was neat to see the location from which the WW2 war effort was directed in Britain. Most of the furnishings were originals. The maps were covered in thousands of pin holes which once represented ship convoy movements during the war. The complex is situated beneath a street near Parliament. It was supposed to provide protection during German bombings, but apparently Churchill liked to watch the bombings from the roof of the building overhead. I guess it’s lucky a bomb never hit the secret location!
After we saw the museum, Davin and I returned to Charing Cross Station and had pasties for lunch. We got large traditional Cornish pasties which they call ‘The Big One’. Funny name. :) Then we took the metro north to Baker’s Street to visit Madame Tussaud’s.
The entry price to Madame Tussaud’s is ridiculous (28 pounds per person). The only reason we went was because we could get 2 for 1 entry with our rail cards. At that price, it’s somewhat reasonable. We took pictures with some of the wax celebrities: Morgan Freeman, Patrick Stewart, Shrek, and Wolverine. They had quite a collection of figures. Movie Stars, Sports celebrities, Music celebrities, Political Figures (from Gandhi to Hitler...), a Horror section, and a history of Britain ride. The last attraction was a 4D short movie with super heroes (Capt. America, Spiderman, Wolverine, Hulk, and Iron Man). The fourth dimension was getting sprayed with water, or wind, along with events in the film. The most unique was getting stabbed in the back whenever Wolverine stabbed something with his claws! It scared me every time and actually kind of hurt! A uniquely annoying experience ;). Overall, the film was fun and enjoyable.
It was 6pm when we finished with the wax museum. We headed back to Shepherd’s Bush Market and bought some groceries. Back at the apartment I made us fajitas for dinner. We forgot to buy an onion, so we had to run back out and buy one. Luckily, our apartment is right next to a street which has a small grocery store every couple hundred feet. They are mostly run by Indian or Pakistanis. Middle easterners always have the best produce stores. I finished up the fajitas, and we watched another British reality show about restaurants competing to be the best by completing various challenges. It was hosted by the same guy who hosted Hell’s Kitchen. Then I worked on writing 3 updates, chatted with Scott, and went to bed at 12:30am.
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