London Tuesday

Tuesday was sort of a short day for us. I had to take the train down to Weybridge for a Board Meeting.

We started the day by going down to the Tower of London. It features rather prominently in the book both of us are reading at the time (The White Queen - about Elizabeth Woodbridge - Henry VIII's maternal grandmother. We were both reading Kindle copies.)

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

We didn't go in. We didn't want to be beheaded.

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

We wandered around that part of London for a while, taking in things like The Monument (to the Great Fire - Designed by Christopher Wren)

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

Here is the inscription:

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

We didn't walk up to the top.

We then went over to the British Museum again, where the Rosetta stone is, sadly, still behind glass:

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

We also saw some "rescued" artifacts:

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

We had a nice meal at a "Balti Bowl" Indian restaurant. Someone told me that the Balti concept was invented in Manchester. I would not be surprised:

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

We also saw some folks protesting global warming:

From Cambridge and London, Sept 2009

Interesting enough, they got the attention of Lord John Browne. One of my fellow directors was having lunch with him, and they discussed these 150 or so ragged protesters.