With the rain falling and feet aching, a hot bowl of soup with ramen noodles sounded comforting and nourishing. Really sounds British, eh? It is a chain of Japanese noodle restaurants that all of our friends here recommended. Well we can take a hint when we are not wanted, so we took a bus in search of Wagamama. It turns out it is the filming of the new movie “ Bridgette Jones’ Diary: Part 2”, so we were asked to leave. Not wanting to miss a good demonstration, we went to investigate. We saw a large number of people with masks and signs.

It was really more like yelling, shouting, and discontent. When we left there and was standing at the bus stop, we heard the chanting again. At first we thought it was the video on the third floor, but after viewing the movie, it was not. When we were on the second floor, we kept hearing this chanting. We spent a couple of hours reading the history.

Edgar the Great in the 800s had total control to the Queen now who is more of a figure head with Parliament having most of the political control. Inside now are large displays that give an account of the British monarchy in regard to their level of power. It was once one of the original buildings of the medieval castle of Westminster. He had a moat dug around it to offer more protection. The tower was actually built for Edward III in 1363 to house his personal treasures. All right, I am the weakest link this time. One would think this was a place filled with jewels as I did.

The Jewel Tower is close to the Abbey and on our Pass, so that was the next stop. If that is what you thought, YOU ARE THE WEAKEST LINK and are out of the game. Many people believe that Big Ben is the clock that is on the sides of the tower, but that is not correct. Of course, that was 1983, so he has had plenty of time to get himself together for a visit. When I was here the last time, he was covered with scaffolding for refurbishing. Big Ben is right next to Westminster and is looking very spiffy. Ron decided to attend a portion of the Episcopal service at the Abbey and I took off in search of a Loo. English history is so complicated, but more fascinating than we had ever realized. We were able to view the three museums within the old monastery, which was quite interesting and full of royal history. Our day today started out with a tube ride to Westminster Abbey for the tour promised in our London Pass book, but it was not available due to religious services.

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