Guess where I am!

I just love this book-lined street.
I surmise they're simply meant to hide construction, but the effect is delightful!

A return visit to the British Museum.
(We LOVE this museum.)

At long last we saw the Rosetta Stone.

This is their new Great Courtyard.
It used to be open-air but
they wisely covered it.

They've refurbished and re-opened
the fabled reading room.
(If you like books, this room is to die for...)

Here's the statue of Winston Churchill.
No joke!  They boarded it up in expectation
of the May Day riots, because it
was targeted for defacement.
(There was also supposed to be a Tube strike,
which thankfully got called off.)

London means fish 'n chips with mushy peas --
not to mention dark ale and
alcoholic ciders on tap.

Welcome to Eltham Palace --
an Art Deco beauty.

Check out this living room!
(VJ's wears regulation plastic footcovers to keep from tracking mud through the house.)

Next:  a trip to The Royal Observatory
in Greenwich.

Pop quiz:  Vicky Jo's right side is in the West
and her left side is in the East.
How can this be true?

A return visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum to view the William Morris room
(it launched Morris's career!).

Vicky Jo admires the V&A's period clothing.

Yippee!  A trip to the Royal Mews to see the queen's carriages (including Princess Di's wedding carriage).

This gold-encrusted coach
defines ostentatious.

Ah, a pleasant train trip through
the English countryside.

Vicky Jo finally meets one of Robin's relatives -- 
his Aunt Barbara.
(She says if his other relatives are as good
as this one, then she got a good deal.)

Another day of touring --
this time the clipper ship Cutty Sark...

...and the gold-domed St. Paul's Cathedral.
(Sorry this picture is weird -- it was shot
on a night setting.)

Vicky Jo used her Londonpass
to go castle hopping.
Hampton Court was first.
(Sing it with me:  "I'm Henery the 8th I yam!")

Henry's famous astronomical clock is mounted in a courtyard -- its sun revolving around the earth.

Vicky Jo is accosted by two strange gentlemen.
(Hey, are their legs better than hers?!?)

Next stop:  Windsor Castle.
(William the Conqueror built this one and the Royal Family still uses it today.)

The grounds are huge and there's lots to see.
(If you ever get a chance to visit here --
I say GO! It's near the airport, and an occupied castle is more interesting than the empty ones.)

They also do a daily Changing of the Guard ceremony, just like at Buckingham Palace.