Well, our first day did not happen. After spending 5 hours at MCO British Air informed us that our flight was being cancelled. We rented a car and drove back to Plantation Bay for the night – since we were rescheduled for the same flight the next day.

On day 2 we finally flew British Air (overnight) to Gatwick Airport outside of London then took the Gatwick Express and the “tubes” to our hotel at Trafalgar Square. After depositing our luggage at the hotel, we began our walking tour of London (albeit modified for our lost day). Strolling along Whitehall Street past the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, government buildings. the Parliament and Big Ben to Westminster Abby. Much of the church as we see it today was built by Henery the 3rd between 1245 and 1272. Burial in the Abbey (a privilege confined to royalty and a few of the aristocracy in the Middle Ages) became much more common after the Reformation, and the side chapels in particular – stripped of their medieval alters and furnishing – began to fill with tombs. More the 3000 people are buried or commemorated in the church or cloisters. After. the Abby we crossed the Millennium Bridge getting views up and down the River Thames. Then into the Tate Modern Museum for a rapid run through, a quick look at the Globe Theater and a long walk back to our hotel in Traflagar Square but enjoying the views in. the Embankment Gardens.