Day FIFTY FIVE. The Day I Wore Out the Visitors. We had a lazier morning...getting up at 730, and enjoyed the almond cream puff pastry. First up, the Churchill War Museums. I thought Dad would really like those, and he did. So much information about Winston Churchill's life and the bunker that held Churchill's peeps during the War that ran the country. So fascinating that government could run from a simple small, cramped place. One of many quotes I liked from it, "Winston had very simple taste, expensive."
After that we took a walk through St James Park....it really is a pretty (trees, plants, paths, people, pond, ducks, swans, geese and the like) & leisurely place. And the visitors pace was getting slower, but the kept going,... to Buckingham Palace!! Ta da! We were lucky enough to see the tail end of the changing of the guard ceremony (the bands leaving the palace). I've never seen that before....pretty cool.
The Visitors persevered as we continued on walking through Green Park this time to catch a bus to lunch, and a bit more walking :) . Essex at school had recommended a place to me that I had been wanting to try, and once we sat down I told the Visitors it was vegetarian. Surprise! They didn't seem to mind. They both got the Burger special of the day, Eggplant, Chickpeas, Spices patty with Basil Mayo for dipping the fries. I got the Risotto Ball (softball size) on a bed of Roasted Tomato cream sauce and sautéed spinach and asparagus. Both were really good.
The Visitors were troupers by this point, and they could go back to the hotel and take a nap, or walk/take a bus to see my school, and they chose the school. They got to meet some of my classmates & got to see me in my uniform.,,,then I went to class and they were off. [They went to the British Museum, hotel, I Instagramed them from class and told them to go see the building across the street from the hotel as it is the oldest department store in London....and some places for dinner.....and guess what! they walked to dinner!!! Wahaca. The mexican food place....they came back and packed their bags and waited for me to bring home a treat from school....]
School for me today was making croissant dough and brioche dough (to be used on Saturday...sorry Visitors)..... and Buns....hot cross buns and a strawberry jam and whipped cream filled ones (I think they are called Devonshire's). I got to take the buns to the Visitors, and they said we;d wait tell morning to eat them. We talked for a bit before heading to bed...which is where I am sitting, when I need to be lying down. Its been good & fun having the visitors here. I hope they sleep the entire flight tomorrow.
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