Quiet Day in London

Fred and I waved goodbye to Peg and Sue, then got up and took the laundry to be washed at the laundramat almost next to the hotel. Saw this MINI and Fiat 500 parked next to the hotel.


Then, we went for a walk in Hyde Park. Saw some cool birds (see www.birdlist.blogspot.com)

A doggy water fountain in Hyde Park.

A glimpse of the Memorial to Prince Albert that Queen Victoria had built. It's quite huge. It had to be painted black during WW II so the Germans couldn't bomb it.

London--Imperial War Museum

On Tuesday, we visited the Imperial War Museum. The building was built as a hospital in 1815 and continued there until 1930. The dome was added in 1846. The museum was established there in 1936.

There were several children's exhibits, including one about the trenches. We did not go to this one, but we did go to the regular exhibit about the trenches.

When you first walk in, this is the view, at least part of it. There are German V2 bombs, a P-51 and a Spitfire Mark 1A among others....

A Sherman tank on display.