Today was the UK parliament tour, during the Summer Opening visitors can buy tickets to tour Parliament. It is arranged during the summer recess, when Parliament does not sit and Members work away from Westminster. Parliament examines what the Government is doing, makes new laws, holds the power to set taxes and debates the issues of the day. The House of Commons and House of Lords each play an important role in Parliament's work.
This was a fun tour and was exciting to see inside of UK parliament. We were only allowed to take pictures in Westminster Hall so that was a bummer. During the tour we were not allowed to sit on any of the furniture or seats while we were taking the tour. This was from damage in the past. To get into the tour we had to have a ticket and then take out picture on our temporary badge. After we finished the tour we headed to see Westminster Abbey. We could not go in the Abbey due to a service being held but we did see the huge outside. I could not believe how big it was in person!
My favorite thing is Big Ben! I think that it is such a beautiful building!!
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