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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 11:16 am
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Originally Posted by ajGoes
I think you mean Westminster Abbey. Westminster alone would most likely be understood to mean the City and Borough of Westminster, the part of London in which the Abbey and the Palace reside. The palace that houses Parliament is the Palace of Westminster, so stretching a point, your list could get a lot shorter: Big Ben is the common name for the bell tower on that palace, which houses the UK Parliament, thus reducing those three entries to ne.
Ha, you've figured out I have no idea what I'm doing.

Here are some things we really enjoy - museums related to war, natural history or science; visiting the must-sees like the changing of the guard, Parliament, London Eye, etc.; food (whether it is a michelin star or a local pub with the best fish and chips ever); she wants to do some shopping (I won't even attempt to define that).

Yes, I did mean Westminster Abbey. So beyond those three - now down to one - I think museums and food will be the big things for us. We definitely want to see the British and and Natural History museums. I think she would like to do some shopping and visit street markets.
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