More London

This was our last day in London (at least for a while). Before I forget, some pictures we missed in the last few days' uploads: 

My new work car. Check out the jazzy racing stripes! And the tiny size will be perfect for these narrow streets. Also yes, this is how people park their cars here.

And here's a picture of Justin and I with Tower Bridge (popular misconception that this is London Bridge - but L.B. is actually super boring looking): 

This morning we headed to Covent Garden Market for some shopping (Whitney and Heather/Lenny tie for the earliest Christmas gift purchase!) and general goofing around.

 It was then time to head out to some museums. The great thing is that most (if not all) of the museums in London are free (although they do ask for donations for upkeep). We could have spent a day or two in each museum but had to keep it to the highlights. We saw the British History Museum and Natural History Museum. We ran out of time for Science and Technology (as well as the Museum of Sex... after we missed the Penis Museum in Reykjavik this was a real heartbreaker!). We even got to see the Rosetta Stone (and check my reflection in the glass to see how popular that one was!).

 

 

From the museums, we took the long way around to stop at King's Cross Station for the obvious photo op. They've moved it away from the actual trains (people were blocking commuters!) and installed a line and staff, but on the plus side the line moved quickly, they let you take your own picture for free if you wished, and they helped you out with scarf magic...

After a quick stop by 10 Downing Street (or at least as close as you can get, given the fence, guardpost, and multiple police holding automatic weapons)...

... we finished the day with some well-known landmarks at sunset and some photography fun.

 Tomorrow: what's the prettiest castle in England?