The travel agency set up tickets for the Tower of London, which I visited in 1980, and Westminster Abbey for Monday, neither of which really excited me. But I headed out to the Tower anyway. It was a splendid day to be outside, so even waiting in line was nice. If you want good pictures of the place I'm sure you can find them, but I did get some. I was overexcited about the ravens, unimpressed by the crown jewels display (which I saw in its 1980 format with far fewer other people), and unenthusiastic about the number of steps I had to climb once I got into one tower and then had to keep going through many more. My knees were not thrilled.
When I'd had enough, I considered my options and decided I wanted some things more than Westminster Abbey: fish and chips and the V&A museum. So I blew off the abbey and took the tube to a fish and chips shop that had calamari on the kids' menu, and gluten free. They brought me regular at first, but I caught it immediately and dodged that bullet. Then another tube ride to the museum.
The Victoria and Albert has so many things to see, but I decided to focus on textiles, and take pics as reference for future projects, which I don't expect you to find interesting, but here is a random selection of what caught my eye:
Back to the hotel to rest my sore feet, then walked a mile to a gluten-free restaurant, where they asked if I had a reservation. I must have looked sad and hungry, because they let me stay as long as I was out of my seat by 7:15. Enjoyed lamb rump, walked the mile back, and got off my feet and prepared for the next day: check out, and train to Cambridge.
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