I'm a day late posting this (didn't really have a chance earlier):
I started today off with a beautiful walk through some of the royal gardens (specifically, Holland Park, Kensington Gardens, and Hyde Park). It's amazing how big the gardens are -- I think Kensington Gardens covers about half a square mile.
Then, I went to the Royal Gallery at Trafalgar Square, which is a great (free) museum of paintings from throughout the centuries. This was followed by a trip to the Tower of London. It's a huuuuge castle/fortress right in the heart of London. Lots of people have died there. After that, I went to yet another world treasure: the British Museum. I only got to spend a short time there, but the best part was the giant collection of ancient Greek and Roman ruins. Seeing such advanced art from thousands of years ago was inspiring but also worrisome. There have been several times in human history when civilization has fallen backwards by hundreds or thousands of years; let's not let it happen again.
The day finished off with seeing the Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. Londoners really know how to be classy.
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