London Trip 2023 - Day 3

 

The next morning, Saturday 12/2/23, we had a quick breakfast at Caffe Nero.  The caffe had great coffee and pastries.

We decided to take a half hour walk to Westminster Abbey.  Below you can see Trafalgar Square.

You can also see in the background, the famous Big Ben.

 We booked our free tickets online to see Westminster Abbey.  The line to get into the Abbey moved quickly.

Benedictine monks founded Westminster Abbey in 960AD.  This church if full of history and it holds services to the public every day.  Westminster Abbey offers 90-minute guided tours to see special parts of the church.  We toured the church by ourselves but the next time I'm in London I'd love to have a guided tour.   

It's the final resting place for kings, queens, poets, musicians, scientists, and politicians of the past.  This is also where the coronation of King Charles took place, and royal weddings such as Prince William and Kate Middleton.

There was so much to see inside the Abbey and we enjoyed visiting the Poet's Corner.

Jane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral but there is a small tablet on the wall in the Poet's Corner.

The Bronte sisters are honored with a tablet in the Poet's Corner.

When we left Westminster Abbey you could see in the distance the London Eye.

We headed to Borough Market.  Borough Market is a food market with vendors selling a huge variety of food and drink.

It was so crowded and there were long lines to order and buy food, but the lines moved fast.   

Due to the crowds of people we had to stand in a corner and eat our food.  We shared a pork sandwich and had the most delicious tasting Thai Pad.

We had to try the viral TikTok strawberries with chocolate sauce.  This was so delicious tasting and the strawberries were huge.

We went back to the hotel to change and rest a bit.  We had tickets to see the West End musical Six.  We first had dinner at an Italian restaurant called Lulivo.  The location of the restaurant was perfect and right near the theater.  We shared bruschetta pomodoro, and we both had pasta dishes and the food was good. 

We both enjoyed Six the Musical.  It's about the Six Wives of Henry VIII.  The musical is only 75-minutes long and an all women cast.  I loved the singing, the dancing, and the story each wife told of her marriage to Henry VIII.

After the show we walked around Covent Garden.  We had reservations at The Alchemist.  The drinks are unique and my daughter had a drink that was smoking as she poured it into her glass.  We shared delicious tasting edamame and smashed potatoes.

I enjoyed my espresso martini.

We had a long and enjoyable Day 3 in London.  Stay tuned for Day 4, and our last day of our trip to London.

You can read Day 1 - HERE

You can read Day 2 - HERE

Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.

Julie