August 3rd: Today, I decided to be aggressive by soaking up a few of London's top museums and hotspots. First off, I met a student in the hostel I stayed at and we walked from Kensington/ Hyde Park all over the city, ending up at Parliament. There, we dd a tour of Parliament, saw Big Ben, and hit up the Imperial War Museum. Parliament was unreal... Seeing the history, having a greater understanding of how Britain's democracy works, and seeing the same spot where Charles I LOST HIS HEAD... Wow!
Imperial War Museum was awesome too, but, to be honest, I hit a wall when it came to historical sites and artifacts of WWI and WWII. There is only so much you can take on one trip, and I moved through this quickly! What Is nice about London though is so many museums are free, and the IWM was no exception.
Tonight, I then hit up a public market, went to a few pubs and stayed downtown pretty late. Londoners have really embraced the games, contrary to what a certain Republican presidential candidate said about them (Europeans, please know that Mitt Romney does NOT represent my views or the views of others!
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