A trip to London

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We spent our second day riding around the city on one of those hop-on, hop-off red double-decker buses. First, we got off at Buckingham Palace.
WHAT CEREMONY DID WE SEE THERE?
WHAT ARCHITECT TRANSFORMED THIS BUILDING INTO A PALACE?
WHO WAS THE FIRST MONARCH TO LIVE THERE?

Queen Elizabeth II is the present queen.
WHAT DYNASTY DOES SHE BELONG TO?
WHY DID SHE DECIDE TO OPEN BUCKINGHAM PALACE TO THE PUBLIC?
HOW CAN YOU KNOW WHETHER SHE IS IN THE PALACE?

In front of the palace, we took photos of a big marble and bronze monument.
WHAT IS ITS NAME?

From Buckingham Palace, we took a big reddish boulevard that leads to Admiralty Arch.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS BOULEVARD?

From Admiralty Arch, we went down Whitehall and stopped at Downing Street.
WHO LIVES AT NUMBER 10?

Then, we went to the Houses of Parliament, which hold the British Parliament.
WHAT ARE THE TWO “HOUSES” IN IT?

There we could see the famous Big Ben. Everybody thinks Big Ben is the name of the clock tower, but that is not true.
WHAT IS BIG BEN, ACTUALLY?
WHO WAS IT PROBABLY NAMED AFTER?

Very near the Parliament, we visited Westminster Abbey. According to our teacher, it is more a historical site than a religious site. Since 1066 every royal coronation, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII, has taken place here. The abbey also serves as the burial ground for numerous politicians, sovereigns and artists. It is stuffed with tombs, statues and monuments. Many coffins even stand upright due to the lack of space. In total, approximately 3,300 people are buried in the Church and cloisters.
WHAT KING HAD THE ABBEY BUILT BETWEEN 1045 AND 1050?

The original building was Norman, but it was rebuilt between 1245 and 1517.
IN WHAT STYLE?

We went back to Westminster Bridge, by the Houses of Parliament, and took a boat at Westminster Pier. It took us down the river and left us at Greenwich, where we wanted to visit the Royal Observatory.
WHO BUILT IT?

At the Observatory, there was a line on the ground and everybody was taking photos of themselves with one foot on each side.
WHAT WAS THAT LINE?

To go back to the centre of London, we crossed the river through Greenwich Foot Tunnel, which is under the river – creepy! At Island Gardens we took the DLR, a fully automated train, without a driver, that links Canary Wharf and Greenwich with the City.
WHAT DO THE LETTERS DLR STAND FOR?

It had been a long day and we were really exhausted – time to go to bed!