Wednesday was definitely a brighter day. After a quick breakfast in the hotel, we headed out for our day of sightseeing. London has the same hop on/hop off tour bus that we enjoyed in Dublin so we decided that would be the best way to see the city. We hopped on by Hyde Park and hopped off by Westminster Abbey, The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. I was unprepared for how large and ornate the buildings were. We walked around taking many pictures and just admiring the amazing architecture. My favorite of the three was The Houses of Parliament. Big Ben was also very impressive and I recently learned that Big Ben is the name of the bell (which sounds on the hour), not the tower itself.

We could see the London Eye across the River Thames and decided to make that our next stop. Jackson waited outside while I waited inside in the line for tickets. After 40 minutes, I finally had 2 tickets for the London Eye. The line to get on the eye went much quicker than the line for tickets. The London Eye is 135 meters/443 ft. high, weighs 2,100 tons, moves at a speed of .85 ft per second and takes 30 minutes to revolve. The Eye consists of 32 capsules which will each hold 25 people. From the top you can see up to 25 miles away depending on the weather. The view was amazing! We purchased a guide to help us identify the major points of interest and we had a blast walking around the capsule and taking pictures.

Next stop, Buckingham Palace, the home of the Queen Mum. The sun was going down and we were getting cold so we didnt' spend much time there. We made that our last stop of the day.

Jackson did a little research on good places to eat and found a place not too far from our hotel. I had BBQ chicken and chips (of course) and Jackson couldn't resist the fish and chips. After dinner, we were both feeling tired and decided to call it a night. Tomorrow we shop!