Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey was a repeat trip for us, but you could see the magnificent structure over and over and always learn something new.  It's a working church with daily prayer and worship.  It's designed in the shape of a cross, like many other great churches.

We only have pictures of the outside as no photos are permitted inside. Since the crowning of William the Conqueror in 1066, the Abbey has been England's Coronation church.  It is also the burial and memorial place for many famous historical figures from the last thousand years of British history.  One of my favorite areas is Poet's Corner.  So many familiar  names from school and literature classes.  Of course, William Shakespeare, Alfred Lord Tenneyson, Lewis Carroll, Lord Byron, Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, John Keats, T.S. Eliot, Emily and Anne Bronte, George Frederic Handel just to name a few.
One of my most recent memories and probably yours, was watching the wedding of William and Kate in this spectacular Cathedral.
Before we left home, Tom bought a London Pass for each of us.  It gets you into most of the famous places to see and it's supposed to cut your wait time.  It's come in very handy and our wait times have been minimal.  Besides, we get to talk to people in line.  That's always interesting and makes the time go faster.  "Where are you from?"