IWe started the day at a cute cafe around the corner from the hotel. We knew we were in the right place when the taxi drivers and construction crews started coming in. I got a proper British breakfast of baked beans, sausage, bacon, and 2 fried eggs. Then we headed out towards the Lord's Cricket Grounds. We decided to take a taxi because it would be faster than the two connections we had to make on the Underground. We arrived a little early at the cricket grounds so we walked up the street to Abbey Road Studios in that the obligatory photo. The cricket grounds tour with fantastic. It was really fun to see such an iconic sporting venue. We found it really interesting even though I have no idea how cricket is played. We've grabbed taxi to Borough Market. It's a wonderful indoor / outdoor market with food stands, fresh produce and meats, and other vendors. We found a pub for lunch that had pies so we got to taste a proper british pie. Yum! Then we headed to the Tower of London. We visited the Crown Jewels - a bit over the top if you ask me. We took a river Thames cruise back to Westminster where we explored the Churchill War Rooms. The Churchill War Rooms were really incredible. They were much more expansive than I had thought. Over 100 people worked underground during the war. The War Rooms recreated the bunks and added an extensive museum dedicated to Churchill
We found the personal interviews with Churchill's staff really interesting. We headed up to James Street to find a place for dinner. It is an area with high end shops. We ended up at a lovely little restaurant and had a very nice dinner. We were pleased to find that French wines are much less expensive here - most half the price so we enjoyed a very fancy rose 50% off. Another great day in the books.
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