Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Churchill's bunker

We went to Churchill's war museum and bunker today. It was a pleasant surprise, we ended up spending about 4 hours  in the bunker/museum.   They had closed the war room bunker about 3 weeks after the war, and it was left intact until it was reopened years later. There was a ration of sugar found in an envelope in a drawer-they reopened and displayed it in the exhibits.  There were lots of pesonal stories and artifacts from the war. It was really cool to see the progression of events. I also learned that he could be a real jerk, and that he consistently ate 3 meals a day, even though there was food rationing. I also learned a ton about Churchill's past, before WWII. He was very much a part of British history for atleast 75 years. We ended the day at the London museum.  It was geared more for kids; but we did see an old Roman wall, i.e. the London Wall. Next to the wall we saw an officer working/playing with his German Shepard.  That was pretty cool to see him run the dog through his paces using a tennis ball. It was raining most of the day, so we took our time going to these places and we didn't do any neighborhood walking.  Trolling along side streets is the best way to see unexpected sites and events. Since we sat in a pub and ate fish and chips for a late lunch- I am getting take away for dinner. Probably soup, to chase away the chills. It was 45 degrees here today.

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