Palace of Westminster

We hopped on the bus and got to our next stop, Palace of Westminster. Palace of Westminster is known as the Houses of Parliament. The building is breath taking and is right by the River Thames. The clock tower, known as Big Ben, is so beautiful, and it makes a great part of the Houses.

Right across the street is the Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and is also a working church. Founded in the 10th century, the Abbey is designed in the shape of a cross.

We wanted to hop back on the bus to head to our next stop. It was so freezing cold and windy. After standing by the bus stop and waiting for the bus about 20 minutes, we realized that the bus might never come because there was a big G-20 demonstration and rally right in the route of the bus. So we decided to head underground and take the Tube. Thanks to all the London local and Tube maps Patricia brought for us, we were able to escape from the rally and continue on our London tour.