Yesterday we went to go see Westminster Cathedral. Westminster Cathedral is notable because unlike every other cathedral I've been to so far in England, this one is Catholic. It's a beautiful cathedral, and elaborately done with mosaics.
In the evening we went to go see The Mousetrap. It's a play by Agatha Christie and, in it's 56th year, the longest running play in the world. It's a locked door murder mystery, where all the characters are snowed in at a guest house when the murder occurs, and they're desperately trying to figure out who it is before another murder takes place.
We saw the 23,313 performance.
Today I went on a walk for class. It was the "Superstars" walk, so I basically so a lot of places famous people have lived. Oscar Wilde. A A Milne. George Eliot. Thomas Carlyle. Laurence Olivier. Bertrand Russell. Mick Jagger. But in the mean time, I also took pictures of random cool things you'd never think to look for in London.
Here we have the old Michelin Tyre building. Note the unusual architecture, including what appears to be stacks of stylized tyres on the corners, and a large mosaic of the Michelin man.
There are murals on three sides. I think this one is supposed to be him removing metal shards from a tire. I think he looks kind of like the mad scientist Michelin man.
Inside the building are two upscale restaurants and a couple of interesting shops selling a wide variety of quality products. That is in fact a bottle of Scorpion Vodka. The scorpion improves the smoothness. Or something. And yes, each farm grown scorpion is edible.
A whole collection of mopeds on some obscure side street.
The actual home of famous actor Laurence Olivier, and the fictional home of secret service sensation, James Bond.
A hexagonal mail box that's been in used since the reign of Victoria.
Small children playing football!
If you ever lose something, you can be sure the next person to see it has put it on the nearest available shelf, bench, or fence spike.
An old abandoned factory that supposedly has artistic aspirations for renovation in it's future. Very aptly described as "a table with it's legs in the air".
The Royal Hospital where all the old pensioners live.
Awesome sign.
Coolest statue ever.
The Chelsea Bridge. This is a true suspension bridge, and as such, is susceptible to vibrations. Hence the sign on the guard post warning that "All troops must break stride when crossing this bridge."
The house where A. A. Milne lived while writing Winnie the Pooh.
They have these nifty signs everywhere. First it's one picture....
And then it scrolls to the next!
I suppose most cities have newsstands, but I've never really seen them before.
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