7/26/2010

Travel Back to London:
At 6:00 a.m. we checked out of the Holiday Inn and took a taxi to the Dublin airport. We made it through security and customs without any trouble, and our RyanAir flight actually departed on time at 9:00 a.m.


More London Sites:
When we arrived in the London Stansted Airport at 10:30 a.m. we collected our luggage and took the Stansted Express train to King's Cross Station. We arrived in King's Cross at 11:30 a.m. and walked across the street to the John Dodgson House to check in for the week. After unpacking we met the whole group downstairs at 12:00 p.m. to go site seeing for the afternoon. We took a train to the Westminster Abbey area where we saw the Westminster Abbey, Big Ben the clock, attended a presentation by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, and toured the Winston Churchill Museum.

The presentation by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors was interesting because they are equivalent to the Associated General Contractors of America, and it allowed us to compare and contrast the views and regulations of the two organizations.

After the presentation we toured the Winston Churchill Museum which was created in Churchill's actual Cold War bunker where he conducted most of his work. The Museum as a whole follows Churchill's career as "Cold War Statesman" between 1945 - 1965, and begins with his appointment as Prime Minister in 1940.

Dinner:
After the Museum tour we went back to the John Dodgson House to rest until 7:00 p.m. From there we went to eat dinner as a group at a Thai food restaurant. We finished dinner at 9:30 p.m. and ate ice cream while walking back to the John Dodgson House.