"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the [Churchill] war room[s]!" (and a mosque)

So today I left the flat at 8:45ish AM and didn't get back until 6:40 PM. I was busy checking out the Churchill war rooms and museum. It was a fantastic experience. There were so many great things in there. I was taken on an audio tour of the place. I had my own private little phone device that told me about the rooms and first hand accounts in the bunkers. There was one funny one that was from a typist  who worked for Churchill and it was pretty funny. The audio guide said that some of the things down there, chairs, desks, and phones have been down there for years. When the war was over, all the people just got up, turned off the lights and just left with all the maps and things still there.

Connected to the bunker is a Churchill Museum which had a bomba$$ interactive timeline. I have a photo and a video of me using it below. It was so much fun.

The War Cabinet

The man himself, with me reflected in the glass.

The Map Room

A cigarette lighter. You press the button and the (barely visible) coil begins to heat up.

Bomba$$ interactive timeline of Sir Winston Churchill

Musicians on the tube ride back from the War Rooms

After Churchill, I was off to a mosque for my Understanding Civilizations: Islam and the West. All the females need to cover their heads and we got to see some of the Muslims pray in the direction towards Mecca. We had a speaker talk to us about the mosque and the 5 Pillars of Islam. After the mosque trip, we all went out for a Turkish dinner. We all sat at a tiny table and ate lamb kabobs, chicken, tea and ayran (a yogurt, water, salt drink that tasted like cream cheese).

I've been having a fantastic time here in London. I was out at Oxford Circus and Notting Hill. So many shops! I could do without the homework and papers, but so far it's been a fantastic experience filled with all sorts of different adventures. More adventures are to come! Till then, later!

Photos from within the mosque.

Turkish dinner