Started off at Westminister Abbey - remember the church where Will and Kate got married? The admission fee is a bit pricey, but we ended up spending 2 hours inside, mainly due to the great audio guide (with Jeremy Irons narrating - think Scar from Lion King!). They not only do royal weddings and coronations there, but a LOT of famous people are buried there, from Queen Elizabeth (the first of course, since the second is still ruling us!), to Isaac Newton, Shakespeare, and many others.
Had a quick lunch at this cool fast food place - Herman ze German (I'm not kidding). It was run by a bunch of young Germans who are trying out a new concept - good quality sausages and meatballs, offered on a bun or with a side of fries or spaetzle (look it up), and also a kind of purple cabbage slaw on the side (like purple sauerkraut, but not very sour). Was quite yummy, although that spaetzle kind of sinks into your stomach like a lead balloon :) Also had an interesting German cola sweetened with stevia, called Fritz-Kola (again, I'm not kidding: look at the photo)
After lunch, we went to the National Portrait Gallery, which is behind the National Gallery (the main art museum of London). We thought it would be a quick visit - how many portraits can you look at? But it was fascinating, with portraits from different eras, giving info on the people, especially the British royalty. We learned a lot, for example, how a young princess Charlotte was being groomed to be queen, but then died in childbirth, leaving her cousin, the young princess Victoria suddenly in line for the crown.
After resting at the hotel a bit, we went out for dinner at an Indian place called Dishoom. It's supposed to be modelled after the Bombay street food and small restaurant vendors. Anyway, the food was really good. We had a slaw done with grilled chicken and pomegranate seeds, which was very tasty, and then there was a grilled shrimp dish, and a lamb kebab, some garlic naan, and this spicy chicken wrap:
After dinner, we shopped a bit in the Covent garden area (Erin, if you're reading this, you would love that area for shopping), then went to see War Horse. We had bought the tickets from Toronto a while ago, and got the BEST seats, in the centre, 3 rows from the front. We both felt it was one of the best plays we'd ever seen. I won't say anymore, because we're tired and need to go to bed. Tomorrow will be our last day in London already - time flies when you're on vacation ;)
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