Day 2 – Christmas Eve Day
Upon waking, Brent decides he has a cold but heroically continues on with the trip. After all, what would Churchill do? That’s right, never surrender. In a nice bit of foreshadowing, we discovered a nice French patisserie around the corner from the Dukes and enjoyed a good breakfast before heading down to Piccadilly Circus and then on to Trafalgar Square.
Trafalgar Square is an awe-inspiring place given the number of famous buildings and monuments present. Nelson’s Column, the National Gallery, St. Martin-in-the-Fields to name a few. Down the street you can see Westminster Hall. Canada House is across the street. Nice. Good work Canada.
We continued on to Covent Garden and had a nice lunch. Given Brent’s cold, we headed back to the Dukes so he could nap and Beth could continue on. Beth scouted out St. James’s Palace (where Wills is supposed to be living with Charles when he’s not shacked up with the girlfriend and formerly the home of the Queen Mum), Buckingham Palace, Westminster Hall and Abbey, the Horses Guard, the Cabinet Office and No. 10 Downing Street. When Brent finally surfaced from his slumber, we had great dinner at the hotel restaurant (Beth even ate fish!).
