Saturday, October 4, 2008

Churchill's War Room


Dick wanted to see the Churchill Museum and War Rooms, so we hopped off the boat and headed inland (about 4 blocks). It was very interesting. The building it was in is the refurbish bunker that they used during WWII. They had pictures and people to help them put everything back to the original condition. Some of the rooms they just straightened their desks up and walked away after the war ended. They just sealed them up. All they had to do was some cleaning in them. The top picture is of the war room that Churchill and his advisers used. His chair is just in front of the map. The bottom left picture is the Map Room with all the original maps they used. Beside the original rooms, they had a big room that held all the exhibits for Churchill's life and the war years. It was worth seeing. The bottom right picture Dick thought was something you don't always see. This is just down the lane from 10 Downing street. I think that the residence of the Prime Minister is well guarded. The fellow on the right has an machine gun!

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