Mind the Gap

I got in to London late Thursday night, took the express from Gatwick Airport into Victoria Station before meeting my friend Beth. We caught a quick bite to eat at McDonald´s (one of the few places that was open) which was very fancy compared to the ones at home. Beth and her roommates live in Westminister not far from the Marble Arch tube stop.

On Friday, our highlights were Westminister Abbey and the Tower of London.

Westminister Abbey

Beth

The other side of the abbey

Tower of London
The White Tower inside the Tower of London


The model
Poor lion

Saturday, we stopped in Trafalgar Square and had a quick look at Buckingham Palace (which is very anticlimactic)
With Buckingham Palace in the background

After that, we headed out to Richmond to see Kew Gardens, which opened for the season that day.






We also stopped at the British museum, which houses the Rosetta Stone, along with a whole bunch of other stuff that really isn´t British.

Other than that, I had the obligatory lunch of fish and chips, a couple of pints at a local pub, and had a good time hanging out with Beth and her roommates.