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Day 2: May 26, 2024
The group arrivede at Heathrow Airport early this morning and we transferred to our hotel nearby to leave our bags. Then we went into town by subway (the 'tube'). As it is a holiday weekend, our tube line is undergoing maintenance, so it is partially closed. This meant the group also got the opportunity to ride a London bus!
We took a walking tour around the West End of London (including China Town) and then had some free time for lunch and some shopping.
After lunch, as it is Sunday, we went to Westminster Abbey for the Evensong service. This is the church where the Prince and Princess of Wales (William and Kate) got married, and where the King was crowned. It is a very traditional service but the singing from thew choir was beautiful!
We then went to the National Gallery to see the impressionist painting and afterwards to a traditional Fish and Chips dinner. Finally we travelled back to the hotel.
Most of the group did all this having had no sleep the night before on the plane. They were so awesome to do all this when they were so tired!