What a day!

 We started our day by getting up too late again.LOL

We took the tube to Piccadilly Circus to find our old hotel from 1980 but no luck.I know it has been closed for a while so maybe some of the new construction in the area is the original location. More investigation needed!

Next it was off to the House Guards parade grounds where we watched all the different troops and the full band do a co-ordinated practice. From there we went down the mall to Buckingham Palace and watched the arrival of the new guard to change out with the old. Too many people for us to see the actual changing but it didn't really matter as we had seen MANY more troops marching etc. at the parade grounds.

The photo above shows only a small part of the troops.

We walked to the Churchill War rooms for a super interesting visit. $40 each to get in but really interesting.

I forgot to take any photos there unfortunately 🤔.

By about 1:30 or so we were hungry so started walking, looking for a place to eat when we came upon Trafalgar square again. It is really very close to everything downtown.

A visit to a sandwich shop chain recommended by Susan and Murray was perfect for our immediate relief. 

Onwards to the British Museum!!!! Oh boy, time to see some things I have wanted to see for a while. The first was the Rosetta stone.

Next on the list was a carving of Ramses 2

After checking out many more things we came to the Sutton Hoo area. Here is a photo of the famous head gear.

The final photo is a vase from the Athenian culture (450 B.C.) so gorgeous  (and one of many examples).

We made a point of seeing the Elgin Marbles and Benin bronzes before calling it a day. I think we were in the museum for 90 minutes or so and while there is a tremendous amount to see we had had enough.

On our way back to the tube station  we stopped at a super cool real English pub and had a beer (me) and a fruit cider (Caro)

Tonight we will go out for fish and chips.