Westminster

We passed by the Trafalgar Square and found the Admiralty Arch on The Mall.






And as we walked down the Whitehall, we saw the Horse Guards surrounded by hundreds of wild picture-happy tourists (me inclusive, though it must have really sucked for the guard to be in such a weird spotlight as they are actually supposed to maintain a straight face while doing their jobs. And, of course, many made some nutty attempts to crack them up. Bozos. Lucky for them, the horse didn’t get pissed off. I felt with that guard, really. ).

Then we finally reached the Bridge St. to get a sight of the world-famous Big Ben, the giant clock tower on the Palace of Westminster. Today is Saturday, so there was a lot going on in the streets. Most of them stood on the bridge to snap some pictures of Big Ben and London Eye. We wanted to check out London Eye too actually, but the eternal queue turned us off. Besides, it was cooler to experience the sights from up close rather from up above anyway - yeah, I'm just cool like that.

Nearest Tube Stations:
For The Mall and Trafalgar Square: Charing Cross on the Northern and Bakerloo Lines
For Westminster, Big Ben, and the London Eye: Westminster on the District, Circle , and Jubilee Lines