Overall, Day 4 was one of my favorites (though, they all were). This was one of the busiest days we had. The morning was free time and the rest of the day was packed!
During the free time, I went to the Churchill War Rooms which are the location Churchill fought World War II from. An entire museum was set up to Winston Churchill and the rooms were kept the way they looked when Churchill used them. The rooms were in constant use for six years during the war. In fact, the map room (where most of the planning took place) did not turn out it's lights for six straight years!
After the War Rooms, I visited the National Portrait Gallery. This is a free museum that includes portraits of all the monarchs in order of their reign. Very cool! The portraits of famous philosophers, clergymen, academics, and even mistresses were also included in the museum.
After the museum-morning, the girls got a special treat. Our tour guide just happens to be married to a famous children's book author in the United Kingdom, Chris Wormell. We were lucky enough to have him come do an author talk with the girls. He talked about his inspiration and how he writes his books. Hearing about the author process was very special for me. We also treated both our tour guide and Chris to dinner that night, so I talked his ear off about creative writing. How wonderful! :)
This night was also extra special because we went to a fancy dinner and the theater! We saw Matilda the Musical to continue the children's literature theme. I have never seen a musical with a cast of children. It was precious and magnificent! I downloaded the iTunes as soon as I got back to the states and have been listening to those precious children non-stop.
What a day!
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