Sunday, November 25, 2007

Old Westminster

It's freezing in London, but I went on walk anyways and tried to stay warm. It was called "Old Westminster"- really interesting- show parts of the area I had never seen before.




View of Westminster Abbey- Rose window visible
View of the Houses of Parliament
Sovereign's Entrance- where the Queen enters when she opens Parliament
View of the Victoria Tower- part of the Houses of Parliament opposite Big Ben
Jewel Tower-the crown jewels used to be kept here until they moved to the Tower
St. Michael's Smith Square
Georgian Houses on a street opposite Parliament- lots of MPs past and present have lived here

Sign showing that underneath the house was an air raid shelter-used during the Blitz