Day 3 of the Kua Family Visit to London was a bit dreary and wet but at least we had planned mostly indoor activities for the day. Additionally, the drizzle cleared off by the time we emerged from our first stop at Westminster Abbey.

Westminster Abbey is the England’s coronation church. Many famous historical figures from the last couple of millennia are also buried underneath and its still a working church with regular services throughout the day. In fact, during our tour, each hour for a minute there is a pause for prayer.

The interior of the Abbey is quite a bit larger than one would imagine – no photos allowed inside however. You can do a free audio tour which is included in your entry fee or you can pay a few additional bucks for a special tour led by the one of the Abbey Vergers, and includes a visit to the Shrine of St Edward and a chance to sit in the choir area – both of which are not normally accessible.

Because the wet weather had cleared by the time we emerged a couple of hours later we had a nice stroll to our next top – Harrods. Purely a window shopping experience of course! Heh heh. Whenever we’re on holidays one thing that my Dad loves to do is visit a supermarket – in Harrods this consisted of the Food Hall which even I admit can be quite fascinating. Mum loved the Christmas Shop (a permanent shop fixture!) as it was bright and colourful and evoked memories of her childhood Christmas holidays.

After we’d had our fill of Harrods we headed over to my favourite afternoon tea place in the whole of London – the Caramel Room at The Berkeley. Awesome as always!

We walked off our afternoon tea by heading over to see Pat’s flat which Mum and Dad really liked before going to see Sister Act. Although everyone enjoyed the musical it was clear the heavy itinerary was getting to Dad, Mum and Stephen as they all fell asleep! Ha ha. Mum only briefly nodded off but I’m sure Stephen slept through the end of the first half … if not more. Poor things 🙂