Thursday, September 5, 2024 – Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.

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This morning we walked in the rain to Westminster Abbey.

The tomb of the unknown soldier from World War One always moves me.
Beautiful stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey.
The altar. The floor is over 1000 years old.
Touching memorial.

After we finished touring the Abbey it was time for lunch.

Looks like a good place for lunch.
I started out with a half pint of Guinness.
Boiled cabbage and duck confit with an egg on top. I have no idea what confit means.

After lunch we ambled over to Buckingham Palace.

We spent the first hour going through this very interesting exhibit of photographic portraits of the royal family, past and present.

Then we toured the Royal Mews. What in the world is a mews? Do they speak English in England???

Apparently a mews is a place where they keep the horses and carriages and the limos. Who knew?
This is where they keep the very pampered royal horses. The late Queen loved her horses.
This is the coronation carriage. It is completely covered with gold leaf.

After we finished our tour of the mews we toured selected rooms in the Palace. It was beautiful but they wouldn’t allow pictures and there were plenty of people walking around enforcing this prohibition.

After we finished at Buckingham Palace we bussed back to the apartment and put our feet up for a few minutes. After a brief siesta we hustled down to Evelyn’s Table for a Michelin stared tasting menu dinner.

Two seatings at this restaurant and 12 people at each seating.
First course. Smoked eel and steak tartare.
Second course. Dry aged rainbow trout.
Third course. Scottish lobster.
Fourth course. Cornish pollock with a leek and mussel reduction.
Fifth course. A variety of cuts of pork that were out of this world delicious!
Sixth course. A cake and ice cream dessert.
Seventh course. A trio of desserts. Starting at 6:00 o’clock, a delicious almond cookie with a dollop of ice cream. At 11:00 o’clock a peach granita. At 1:00 a mulled raspberry delight over a sponge cake.

What a wonderful meal!

That’s it for tonight. I hope you are having a good day wherever you are.

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I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.

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