May 10 2012

Hey everyone! :D 

How is everyone? :) I hope everyone is doing well. :) I appreciate everyone's patience and understanding, we have been going non stop ever since we arrived in London and we have all been tired and adjusting.

Today was a FABULOUS day! :) We went and saw some very wonderful sites. Below are pictures of some of the sights and along the way we found a feathered friend for our Pack Leader, Professor Wolfe.

In Chronological order: Cabinet War Rooms, Westminster Abbey, House of Parliament, Leonardo Davinci Museum: Anatomy

Hope you enjoy! :D

Going to the War Rooms:Churchill

Churchill War Rooms

Old-Fashioned Type Writer: Used during WWII

The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in London and one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum. The museum comprises the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War, and the Churchill Museum, a biographical museum exploring the life of British statesmanWinston Churchill.

Old Fashioned Telephone: Used in WWII

Winston Churchill's Pocket Watch

Wartime Use

During its operational life two of the Cabinet War Rooms were of particular importance. Once operational, the facility's Map Room was in constant use and manned around the clock by officers of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. These officers were responsible for producing a daily intelligence summary for the King, Prime Minister and the military Chiefs of Staff.

The other key room was the Cabinet Room. Until the opening of the Battle of France, which began on 10 May 1940, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's war cabinet met at the War Rooms only once, in October 1939. Following Winston Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister, Churchill visited the Cabinet Room in May 1940 and declared: 'This is the room from which I will direct the war. In total 115 Cabinet meetings were held at the Cabinet War Rooms, the last on 28 March 1945, when the German V-weapon bombing campaign came to an end.

Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms

We all left the War Rooms and are now on our way to make a quick pit stop to the nearest castle, where the guards are about to put on a show. :)

Professor Wolfe's newly feathered friend! :D Our new motto for our Wolfe Pack: "Birds of a feather, flock together! ;)

The Heron! ;D

Finally we arrived and we all saw horsemen and many forms of the guards that protect the castles. (Especially when The Queen visits.)

Below is a clip of the guards and their entrance.

As we were on our way to Westminster Abbey, there were many photo opportunities to take hold of and it makes me happy and warm to be able to share them with you. :)

Along the way to Westminster Abbey, there were some beautiful sites to behold

Big Ben

WestMinster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, located near The Houses of Parliament, is more of a historical site than a religious site. Since 1066 every royal coronation, except for Edward of V and Edward VIII took place in Westminster Abbey.

 In 1050, when King Edward The Confessor decided to build a monastery. Only a small part of this Norman monastery, consecrated in 1065, survived. The only representation of this original building is shown on the Bayeux Tapestry.
Most of the present building dates from 1245 to 1272 when Henry III decided to rebuild the abbey in the Gothic style. The building was later significantly expanded: the Chapel of Henry VII was added between 1503 and 1512, while the two West Front Towers date from 1745. The youngest part of the abbey is the North entrance, completed in the 19th century.

Source: http://www.aviewoncities.com/london/westminsterabbey.htm

Inside:

Leonardo Davinci Anatomist: Inside his mind, Inside the body

Original book of Leonardo's writing and findings of the human anatomy and physiology

Famous picture from Leonardo DaVinci. This depicts the time that Leonardo was trying to figure out the human boy in a better perspective and saw the human body as more than one "whole".

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