Maria's not an Asset to the Abbey (Jan. 12, 2008)

Recap of last night: Hit up O’Neils, a relaxed pub just around the corner from us. More after work crowd than young hotties, but a good close place nevertheless. After that, a short tube ride away to The Sports Cafe in hopes of finding young hotties. Found the elusive TigerTiger, and realized we needed to be on a list to get in. Alas, we will continue to track this jungle cat in its natural habitat.

Today, slept in and then headed to Westminster after a confusing couple of tube stops. With the intent of seeing the London Eye on a gorgeous day, and before it closed for a month for repairs, we got their only to realize it closed yesterday, for repairs. We will be back January 22 for its return debut.

On the way to Westminster Abbey we got some shots of Big Ben and picked up a cup of warm roasted peanuts- a great snack to enjoy as we walked along the Thames River.

Good photo of the area: Big Ben and the London Eye


After getting to the abbey and realizing we missed the last tour for the day there, we headed in The Abbey Shop for a look around. Afterwards we saw people going in and realized that our desires to see the inside could be fulfilled by attending an afternoon Eversong service. The choir sang most of it and the inside architecture was as remarkable as you can imagine, which you will have to because there is no photography inside :(

Tonight we are attempting to hit the streets of London again. I am hoping to get a hold of some other amateur Londoners that reign from South Bend, IN. If anyone has any information on their whereabouts, I must be the first to know.

BTW: the title for today’s post was inspired by the song “Maria” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.