My last day in the UK

[rohangypsy]

Yesterday I spent being very tourist-y.  I went to the Tower of London in the morning, which was actually quite fun.  I decided to take the Yeoman (aka Beefeater) tour, which was entertaining.  Man, these English are great performers!  Anyway, enjoyed seeing Traitor's Gate and the White Tower, which displayed a bunch of Henry VIII's armor.  Then of

Comments

[arylwren_]

Sounds like a fantastic trip! I'm so glad that you had such a good time!

[tashar]

"...had a picinic in her favourite part of London, which is probably now my favourite place, too: a bombed-out church-turned-garden about half a block from her office building."

That is exactly the kind of spot I want to find in Houston...and never seem to find the time to do. A lesson to me: these things are worth aimlessly meandering about to find. (Houston is much less of a meanderable city, methinks...)

Must look up what kind of Indian is at the British museum - I assume it's subcontinental, rather than native American.

[rohangypsy]

Yes, is East Indian, not American Indian. It's definately worth seeing; I hope it's still there when you go! It's on until Oct 11, 2009. Here's more:

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/all_current_exhibitions/indian_summer/garden_and_cosmos.aspx