Hello from London! On day three we visited the Parliament,Westminster Abbey, and took a city tour.  We started off our day bright and early with a trip on the coach bus.  Warren, our tour guide, exposed us to a variety of sights within the city of London. As we drove through the streets students on the bus were scrambling to take photos through the windows.  There were many significant monuments on either side of the road which created a competition. Warren would announce, " coming up on your left you will see the Tower of London", and the people on the right side would quickly try to snap photographs.  This tour was all done solely on the bus, however Warren directed us to the Changing of the Guards at Windsor Castle. We were able to stand behind gates and view a parade-like ceremony where the guards were led by police on horses and a marching band. They marched up to the gates, and switched the guards' shifts. We were surprised to see how robotic and organized the ceremony was.

After the ceremony concluded, Warren dropped us off at Parliament. Here we discussed the differences between the UK laws and the United States Constitution. There were many surprising facts that we learned, which included the high illiteracy rates in the UK as well as the universal health care situation. Students posed several questions to try to get a better understanding of the United Kingdom.

Soon after we took a tube-ride to Westminster Abbey, which is an enormous cathedral governed by the Queen of England. Here, many significant historical scientists, poets, Kings and Queens were buried under the marble floors of the cathedral. We split up in to two groups, and were given detailed tours of the entire church. We were not allowed to take any pictures of the gorgeous architecture and scupltures, but we can tell you that they were breath-taking!

After we left the church we took a walking city tour, in which we walked past the iconic London Eye and strolled across the walking bridge (across the Thames River). Although the area was packed with people and fun attractions, we did catch some sneaky pick-pocketers who were trying to distract innocent tourists by challenging them to a simple magic trick. Luckily we made it out okay!

We'll update soon!! Cheers mates!

Ariana Goldberg, Elefteria Kastanaras, Jamie Bowers