July 30, 2024
Howdy,
Today was our first day in London, and we are all excited to be here! Yesterday was a rough travel day, seeing as how our connecting flight from Houston to Charlotte to Houston got delayed, and then our flight to London was delayed as well. We were all fighting the jet lag today as we explored London.
As soon as we landed, we went to the hotel to offload our bags. However, because our rooms weren't ready for check-in, we all had to freshen up and change in the lobby bathroom. Soon after, we headed to Tower Bridge to do a tour and then got to explore the engine room, which was a really neat experience. It was built in 1894, and it's crazy to think they could build something like that so long ago and still have it standing today.
After the Tower Bridge tour, half of our group went to the Tower of London to see the crown jewels and half of the group headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. The crown jewels have been displayed here since 1661. The collection also includes 23,578 gemstones, which are still used in ceremonies today. We also saw some guards outside as well.
For dinner, we went to a Jamie Oliver restaurant in Covenant Garden, and all had a fantastic meal before heading to West End and seeing the show Operation Mincemeat. It was a hilarious comedy, a WW11 British deception operation to disguise the Allied invasion of Sicily during the Second World War. While the show was a hilarious retelling of the story, half of us could not stay awake due to the jet lag we were fighting.
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