This is our final day in London. We started at the Churchill War Rooms – you could almost feel the presence of the great man striding those halls during the Blitz. We followed this by Westminster Abbey. This was the most awe-inspiring part of my trip. The reverence of the place was palpable. Walking by the tombs of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, you think about them resting in their eternal slumber so near to each other. You see the coronation chair. This hallowed spot has for centuries been the focus of England during her times of joy and her times of grief. Light a candle if you go, and think of those no longer with you. For me, my thoughts could not drift far from my father.
After all of the introspection, the evening called for a bit of a release for our final evening. We attended another theatre production, this time Monty Python’s Spam-a-lot. This show is one laugh after another. It’s also playing on Broadway, so check it out at either venue.
Tomorrow we’ll take a taxi to Paddington and the train to Heathrow. All too soon we will be back at work.