I was dreadfully tired.  I felt like I needed to close my eyes.  My head felt heavy and was going to fall off of my body.  I was barely conscious, but I managed to keep myself up to tour through the Westminster Abbey, a large gothic church in the Westminister area of London.  This church is very proud to own a collection of tombs of well-known people including Shakesphere, Queen Elizabeth I, Charles Dickson, and several other royal people.  It is basically the final resting place of seventeen monarchs along with other notable people.  ” Westminster Abbey is a “Royal Peculiar” under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign,” according to the official site of Westminster Abbey.  The Westminster Abbey has bee around since 1066 as a coronation church.

Because of its distinct architectural details, I immediately noticed that this church was built during the gothic period, specifically from 13th century to 16th century. There were pointed arches and pointed vaults.  This church is incredibly elabroated with fancy patterns on the walls and columns.

One of an interesting cultural shock that I noticed when I was there was that when I went to a room that was in a circular shape, I had to move in clockwise rather than counter-clockwise, the typical movement in United States and in most other countries.  I’m sure that’s related to the roads being on the opposite sides.