今天去了伦敦塔，伦敦塔桥，西敏寺。因为PJG提前买全面观光一卡通 (London Pass), 这三个著名景点就不需要再买票了。这个一卡通的价格是130英镑，所以一定要充分利用它的价值啊～～
Today we went to the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and Westminster Abbey. We didn’t need to buy tickets for these three famous sites because PJG bought the London Pass (which cost 130GBP), so we will make sure to make full use of its value. Haha ~ ~
伦敦塔 – Tower of London
伦敦塔是英国标志性的宫殿，位于伦敦市中心泰晤士河北岸，是一座具有1000年历史的城堡，官方名称是“女王陛下的宫殿与城堡，伦敦塔”，用于保卫王冠的。伦敦塔曾作为要塞、皇家宫殿、军械库、国库、铸币厂、天文台、避难所和监狱等。 1988年被列为世界文化遗产。可惜的是最值得一看的历代传承下来的皇室的王冠和珠宝展出不允许拍照片。
The Tower of London is an iconic landmark in England, located on the north bank of River Thames, and has over a thousand year history; the official name is “Her Majesty’s Palace and Castle, Tower of London”, its primary purpose is to protect the crown. The Tower of London has served as a fortress, a Royal Palace, an Armory, the Treasury, the Mint, an Observatory, sanctuary and prison and so on. In 1988 it was listed as a World Cultural Heritage. Unfortunately, the most interesting part – the Crown Jewels, you are not allowed to take pictures.
伦敦塔桥 – Tower Bridge
位于伦敦塔附近，开建于1886年，是一横跨泰晤士河的高塔式铁桥。这座著名的经历了百年沧桑的开悬索桥，见证了历经二战，经济大萧条和如今的世界大都市的伦敦。站在桥上可以欣赏泰晤士和两岸的风景。伦敦桥的第二层上面的展览讲述了建桥历史，我们在的时候一群不知道那个学校的小学生也在那里参观，可惜的是她（他）们还有答题卷子需要填写。桥上有一段玻璃地面，距离泰晤士河有大约42米，透过玻璃可以看到底下大桥上来来往往的车辆和行人，河上游来游去的船只。
Located near the Tower of London, and built between 1886 and 1894, the Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge crossing River Thames (n.b. a bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight). The famous bridge, which has undergone a century of changes in fortune, bearing witness to London through World War II, the Great Depression and to the rapid growth of today’s cosmopolitan city. Standing on the bridge, you can enjoy the view of the River Thames and the beautiful scenery on both sides. The exhibition on the second floor tells of the history of the bridge. When we were there, there was a group of students were also there to visit, but unfortunately they had to answer question sheets about the bridge 🙂 The bridge has a section of glass flooring which is about 42 meters above the River. Through the glass, you can see the passing cars and pedestrians on the bridge below and the ships passing by on the river.
在去英国国会大厦旁边的西敏寺的路上，看到在国会大厦门前抗议英国脱欧的人群，她(他)们非常激昂，还不断的高歌 “让脱欧滚蛋吧” （我还真不知道怎么翻译她们的词，所以翻译的不太好。）
On the way to Westminster Abbey, there were a group of Brexit protesters in front of Parliament. They were very passionate, and constantly singing in unison, “shove Brexit up your ass.” Which was quite amusing when it was sung with a British accent.
西敏寺 – Westminster Abbey
西敏寺位于英国国会大厦的旁边，是一座哥特式风格的建筑，一直被英国君主用作安葬或加冕登基的地方。西敏寺是遵照忏悔者爱德华的意愿建设完成于1065年，他也是葬在这里的第一位国王。戴安娜王妃的葬礼也是在这里举行的。除了王室，寺里面安也葬了很多英国贵族，以及古往今来的诗人，政治家和科学家等，比如达尔文，狄更斯，牛顿；霍金就在上周五也被安葬在了这里。寺里禁止拍照，所以我只拍了几张外面的照片。
Situated next to the Parliament, Westminster Abbey is a gothic-style building that’s used by the British Monarch as a place of burial or coronation. Westminster Abbey was built in accordance with the will of the Confessor Edward, who was also the first king to be buried there in 1065. The funeral of Princess Diana was also held here as well as her marriage. Besides the Royal Family, there are many other famous people buried here; such as British aristocracy, poets, politicians and scientists. Charles Darwin, Dickens, Newton, and Stephen Hawking was also buried here just last Friday. Taking pictures was not allowed, so I only took a few photos outside.
这篇其实是记录昨天的，昨晚开始写的，因为回到民宿的地方已经很晚，每天走路很累，就没能完成，但是如果不完成积累下来便会忘记，便更难进行记录了，所以今晚坚持写完了。
This is actually a blog of yesterday, I started writing it last night, but we got back to our place very late, so I couldn’t complete it. I don’t want to be behind blogging too much, so I completed it this morning 🙂