Saturday 21st May
Had dinner last night with the cousins - was good to see them!
Today we visited Cleopatra's needle - a 21m high obelisk made around 1450 BC (over 3500 years old). It was moved from Alexandra to London in 1877 and it's pair is in New York Central Park (seen it). There is another one in Paris (will see it soon) and the final one is still back in Egypt (next trip?). Unfortunately it's too high to touch, but it was still amazing to see something that was so old!
Next we headed back to the National Gallery to see some more great artwork of history including paintings by van Gogh and Da Vinci.
Next we went for a walk down to Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately because the Queen is in residence, the Palace is not open for visitors or tours.
Egypt...here we come.
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