Our London adventures continue: Could this place be my favorite attraction in ALL of London?

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and a burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.

Our next outing took us to Westminster Abbey and the National Gallery, just a quick mile trek from our flat.

Remember April 2011? I do! I was working at Books-A-Million at the time, just living my life, meeting countless authors, shelving books, running our café. The royal wedding was all the rage at the time. Every magazine had Kate Middleton on the cover. We had displays full of materials relating to the Royal Family. Not going to lie, I totally had a little waving Queen figurine that I kept at my desk.

The morning of 29 April, I woke up at like 5AM, sat on the couch and turned on the TV to watch William and Kate tie the knot. I had never seen anything like it. The venue - Stunning, the Dress - Stunning, the Prince - Balding but Stunning. Never in my wildest dreams would I even think I'd set foot in the place where they got married! Well, my wildest dreams came true!

As soon as you walk in you're just blown away by the sheer size and intricate detail of everything. The crystal chandeliers and the colorful stained glass windows make the large space feel so open and bright. From the entrance, the cloister, chapel house, or the nave, there's something beautiful to see everywhere you look.

I never realized how many people were interred or memorialized here in the Abbey. Of course you have your share of Kings, Queens, Monarchs, and other Royalty, but also authors, poets, martyrs and other figureheads.

There are multiple depictions of Martin Luther King Jr, memorials to William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, and CS Lewis; even baroque composer Henry Purcell is buried here.

We got a special look upstairs at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, high up in the Abbey triforium. Talk about stunning. Unfortunately you weren't allow to take photos up there but believe me when I say, it was breathtaking. You can see Henry VII's funeral effigy, the Magna Carta, and even the Royal marriage license of Kate and William!

Overall 11/10 would recommend and revisit in a heartbeat. My absolute favorite sight to see when in London.

We headed to the British Museum afterwards to see the absolutely amazing collection of culture documenting all of human history, encompassing over 8 million artifacts spanning thousands of years. It houses over 140 mummies, the Rosetta stone, and so much more. You can actually check it out on their website. I was so busy checking out all the cool stuff that I didn't really get a whole lot of photos but you can check them all out by clicking on any of the photos below! Check out the next post for more of our London adventures!