Abbey Apartments

... found several gates, including one with a portcullis. It was interesting to walk along this old, historical wall with flats (apartments) right next to it. We wondered what it was like to leave right next to a piece of history. ...

... this was the only time in history when an English King and Queen had equal authority - so each has their own State Apartments). Really fascinating time here. The gardens are perfect symmetry  - i have a thing for symmetry. And there is a ...

... nbsp; In the medieval town are tall, slim tower buildings known as Patrician Towers where the wealthy had (and still have) apartments.  The Parliament House/Town Hall is impressive in its architecture.  It is where the assemblymen meet and in ...

... Abbey! Where do they fit them all? She explained that as a Chinese person, she would never walk over someone's grave. The Abbey, however, is literally carpeted with the dead! This tour is definitely off the itinerary of Chinese tours of London! We had a ...

... event did not happen at Stonehenge as I expected, but in a Church.   There are so many people buried at the Abbey - beautiful tombs everywhere, royalty and non-royalty. Among those buried In the Poets' Corner are Tennyson, Charles Dickens, Handel and ...

... gardens we have ever seen, being a worm I consider myself an authority.  The palace itself was built around an old abbey church.  It had a certain elegant charm that we found impressive.  I think the most interesting part about the palace ...

... which was huge compared to my first hostel experience (200 beds.) I ended up lucking out and got one of the really nice apartments with some other people from Fairfield.     I went to Trinity College, one of the oldest universities in the ...

... to miss.  I don't think I'll bother going inside Buckingham Palace but I may decide to go to a service at Westminster Abbey this Sunday - who knows.   I'm a little confused - not sure whether I should be happy or worried - men are consistently ...

... morning 9/5/2005. Took the Rambler Express to town centre and dragged our luggage in the hot sun to the Millennium Apartments just north of the Liffey on Abbey Road. It's a good thing John had finally passed his stress test at home as he was sweating ...

... out of line! I knew I couldn't see it all in the 2 hours we had here, so I had to choose between the state apartments or St. George's Chapel and the Changing of the Guards.  I chose the latter, and I think I definitely made the right choice.  ...

... taking one wrong turn and heading down a street that was only for buses and taxis, we were pulled up outside Village Apartments (www.villageapartments.co.uk/home.htm) in New Town in surprisingly good time.  Great little apartment with free off ...

... nbsp; The big hand on the clock is 14m long, the numbers are 2m....HUGE!  Off to the right of Big Ben is Westminster Abbey.  We'll be catching that & Buckingham Palace on our next landing in London mid Feb.  There's just not enough time ...

... the apartment around 10 am. I decided to go straight to the National Gallery with the intention of also going to Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park and whatever else I could easily fit in. Unfortunately, I had grossly underestimated the time required for the ...

Another sightseeing day in London, but with the queues at Westminster Abbey being longer than yesterday and an already impatient toddler in tow, we went onto our next stop. Churchill's Bunker. An amazingly historical place, set up so as to give you the ...

... upon were actually made here. Our guide was very informative and Master X didn't touch too many forbidden items. The queue to Westminster Abbey was unbelievably long and not having the patience for such wait, we decided it was time for lunch. We headed up ...

... between my internship, classes and homework, I am running out of time. When Nick gets here we are hoping to see "Wicked", Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the London Eye. On Saturday we will do the Beatles walking tour and possibly stop in at Regent's Park. ...

... ;We also got to tour Holyrood Palace, the place where Monarchs stay in Edinburgh on their visits here- very interesting.  We had a lovely very Scottish young man as our guide for the Holyrood Abbey.  He was full of good information and humor. ...

Thursday, September 23 2010 London, England: Day 1 Well today is the big day. We go to class, return to our apartments to pack up our clothes, chargers and passports. We head back to school and remain in painting for about an hour before we must depart ...

... Standard, which indicates that the Queen was in residence when we were there (I think she may be stalking me).  She has private apartments at Windsor Castle and spends about 6 weeks or so a year there.  We didn't see her during our time there, ...