Actually, this picture was taken in Cambridge before we left - but still worthy of sharing. This is Jeremy's first meal of fish and chips since we arrived. He gave it a thumbs up overall - except for the mushy peas. Now, really on to London.
A view of the Tower of London at night. More on the Tower of London in a later post.
On Friday night, we went to eat Indian food at Cafe Spice Namaste, which was recommended by our guidebook. We know next to nothing about Indian food, but I would say that the guidebook was spot on. We had a super waiter who was helpful in making some recommendations. The only thing I was disappointed about is that I needed a larger stomach to hold it all - it was SO good and SO filling. London is renowned for having good Indian food, in fact, one guide even said he thought it was a more traditional food for Londoners than fish and chips based on the number of restaurants. 
Saturday, we went to Westminister Abbey. Here's Jeremy in front of it. Westminister Abbey is the church for the royals.
Here's Keri in front of Westminister Abbey. Princess Diana's funeral was held here, so that might trigger some memories for those of you who watched that on TV. We saw a zillion graves for kings and queens and took a great audio tour. We learned that one particular king - Edward I - was called "Longshanks" because he was 6'2". So, of course, Jeremy's new nickname is Professor Longshanks.
This is the only picture I got of anything inside Westminister Abbey. No, I wasn't slacking - you're not allowed to photograph anything at all except the cloisters which you see here. We picked up some postcards at the gift shop of our favorite parts so we'll be showing those off when we get home. It was an absolutely beautiful place.
Hopefully you're not TOO tired of Big Ben yet. This was just a cool shot with the London Eye in the background. It turns out that this particular day was Big Ben's birthday so it was VERY crowded around Parliament.
Jeremy poses with Oliver Cromwell in front of Parliament.
The obligatory picture of Winston Churchill. I would have had Jeremy pose with him, but traffic was CRAZY and we couldn't figure out which pedestrian subway to use to get there. The next place we visited was St. Paul's Cathedral - the People's church. Yes, as Sheyda said, we had "a lot of God for one day," but in our defense, both are closed on Sunday so they can have services so it was Saturday or nothing from a tourist perspective. St. Paul's was another beautiful and historic church, and was another place where pictures are generally prohibited - so yes, we have more postcards.
This is the view of St. Paul's from the dome. As many of you might know, Jeremy has a fear of heights, particularly in older buildings built for shorter people. He climbed up to the Whispering Gallery, which is the first indoor level of the dome, and I was super proud of him that he went with me that far. He actually seemed to enjoy it (or not hate it, at least). There are two more levels with small, semi-scary looking staircases... so I went on my own while Jeremy contentedly took in the view from the ground floor. As you can see, kind of a scary view - so probably a good decision on his part!
The view of London from St. Paul's dome
The statue of Queen Anne in front of St. Paul's. They say this is much prettier than the actual Queen Anne was.
St. Paul's dome from below. Not sure if you can tell, but the gated area above the pillars and then the tiny gated area at the bottom of the skinny part were where they let people climb to.
St. Paul's is in the background with a monument in the foreground. I just thought this was a cool picture.
Jeremy got this great shot of the London Fog. Technically, fog doesn't happen as much anymore because it was smog and pollutants, and they are working hard on cleaning up the city. In this case, however, it was just plain ol' fog after a good rain, and it was really neat!
Keri in Picadilly Circus. My mom got a journal for me that has an artist's depiction of Picadilly Circus in the 30's or so on it, so I had to see the real thing even though it is much more modern. This is near the theatre district, and was very reminiscent of Times Square we thought (neither of us having been there, but you know what I mean).
We also went to Hatchard's bookstore, which has been in continuous operation since 1797 and is London's oldest bookstore. Can you believe we made it out of here without buying anything for ourselves?
This is the view of St. Paul's from the dome. As many of you might know, Jeremy has a fear of heights, particularly in older buildings built for shorter people. He climbed up to the Whispering Gallery, which is the first indoor level of the dome, and I was super proud of him that he went with me that far. He actually seemed to enjoy it (or not hate it, at least). There are two more levels with small, semi-scary looking staircases... so I went on my own while Jeremy contentedly took in the view from the ground floor. As you can see, kind of a scary view - so probably a good decision on his part!
The view of London from St. Paul's dome
The statue of Queen Anne in front of St. Paul's. They say this is much prettier than the actual Queen Anne was.
St. Paul's dome from below. Not sure if you can tell, but the gated area above the pillars and then the tiny gated area at the bottom of the skinny part were where they let people climb to. 
St. Paul's is in the background with a monument in the foreground. I just thought this was a cool picture.
Jeremy got this great shot of the London Fog. Technically, fog doesn't happen as much anymore because it was smog and pollutants, and they are working hard on cleaning up the city. In this case, however, it was just plain ol' fog after a good rain, and it was really neat!
Keri in Picadilly Circus. My mom got a journal for me that has an artist's depiction of Picadilly Circus in the 30's or so on it, so I had to see the real thing even though it is much more modern. This is near the theatre district, and was very reminiscent of Times Square we thought (neither of us having been there, but you know what I mean).
We also went to Hatchard's bookstore, which has been in continuous operation since 1797 and is London's oldest bookstore. Can you believe we made it out of here without buying anything for ourselves? Dinner that evening is deserving of a whole new post... coming soon!
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