parliamentary, my dear watson

ooh dear what a title.
Today we took a tour of Parliament. We did not get to go into the chamber where the House of Commons was meeting, but we did get to see where the House of Lords met and the throne where the Queen sits when she opens Parliament each year. It was interesting to get to hear about how the British government works; even though we've talked about it in class, it was good to get the "real" story from someone who works in the building. We also saw where French president Nicholas Sarkozy was going to address both houses later today (well, earlier now). So that was cool.
Then we went on the London Eye, the World's Largest Ferris Wheel. Our group took up two entire cars, which says something for the size of our group... and the size of the cars. They were enclosed in glass, so at the top we had a 360º view of the entire city of London. It was cool to be able to point out places we'd been to and to find Hyde Park, near where we live. The whole ride took about half an hour. That was one time around the wheel, which gives you some idea of how big it was. I took tons of pictures, so hopefully I'll be able to get a few of them up here eventually.
That's all I did today. I'm pretty exhausted from the last week of touring and homework non-stop, so I'm going to bed early tonight.
Cheers!