Saturday, July 21, 2012


A Parliament building  just south of Westminster Abbey.

On the left of the main entrance to Westminster Abbey is this engraving on the wall. Edward the Confessor built the Abbey as a religious extension to the Westminster Palace, now the Houses of Parliament.

Above the main entrance to the abbey are fourteen statues. Unveiled by the Arch Bishop of Canterbury in July of 1998, the statues represent ten statues of individual religious martyrs. Fifth from the left is Martin Luther King. These are to represent all martyrs all over the world. The bottom four statues from left to right represent Truth, Justice, Mercy, and Peace.

Arched windows with window boxes and arched hallways will never get old no matter how many we see. This one leads to a park off of the Parliament Buildings.

A view of Westminster Abbey from Victoria Street.

Another view from Tothill Street.

A nice British lady stopped and asked if she could take our picture for us.

This church right next to the abbey is St. Margaret's. In 1908, Winston Churchill was married in St. Margaret's.

Look who the wind blew in? Our Brady cousins from California. What a fun surprise.

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