To add to my woes my master plan for not being jetlagged backfired spectacularly. The plan was to use one of the nap rooms at Singapore airport. All went well for the first 10 minutes until the guy in the room next to me started snoring. I promise you it was the loudest snoring I have ever heard in my life. It was so loud that I could hear people debating in some of the other rooms whether they should wake him. So in the end I only got about an hours kip there...
It all adds up to a very jetlagged ATB.
Today has been good (even though I've been in a semi daze). I was one of the first people in Westminster Abby this morning so had the place virtually to myself and about 10 others for the first 20 mins (although it was so busy you could barely move by the time I left!). That place was incredible, but unfortunately you're not allowed to take pictures...
Some of the history there was actually quite comical. You've all heard the story of Elizabeth 1 v Mary Queen of Scots? Well one tomb that was there was Elizabeth 1 (for those of you who haven't heard the story she was the one who beheaded Mary Queen of Scots...okay you got me...she didn't behead her personally but had it arranged). Anyway, next to Elizabeth's tomb was Mary's tomb: turns out patience was a virtue Mary did not have - although she spent her entire life trying to undermine and overthrough Elizabeth, when Elizabeth died without children it was Mary's son who inhereted the throne. And the son decided to build Mary a tomb next to Elizabeth's (and gave specific orders to make it just as impressive as Elizabeth's). That's spite for you...
After Westminster I crossed the road and found myself outside the Privy Council. Naturally I went in for a look. The guy behind the counter told me that the law library was open to the public for the first time today so encouraged me to have a look. Curiously the first book I saw was Todd on Torts (a New Zealand textbook). That made me laugh, although to be honest the law library wasn't very impressive as it looks the same as any other law library I've ever been in.
I then went past what I think was Downing Street (or what I thought was Downing Street - it looked familiar, and there were plenty of armed guards, although there were no street signs) explored Trafalga Square, the National Gallery, Picadilly Circus and Leister (sp?) Square.
The weather is typically British: it started raining at about 10 this morning and hasn't stopped, and its a bit chilly. So much for the first day of summer!
Anyway got to go: meeting up with Cailtin tonight for a bite to eat. Hopefully I don't fall asleep at the table although to be honest that's a distinct possibility!
Anthony
(barmy British weather at Trafalgar Square)
(downing street?)
No comments:
Post a Comment