pretending to be Duncan

[revanne]

I said a while back that I was professionally allergic to Bishops - what I didn't admit is that I have a friend who is .a Bishop who sits in the House of Lords. So today I had the amazing experience of being treated to lunch in the House of Lords, followed by a ticket to sit in the public gallery to listen to question time and then my own guided tour of the Lords bit of the Palace of Westminster. Duncan would have loved it. Ah well back to reality.

[Evie]

So cool!  So I take it that your professional allergy has at least one exception, if you were able to spend lunch and beyond with a bishop without breaking out in hives....   

[Laurna]

That is awsome, Revanne. Playing with the who's who of London and getting a personal tour of the Lords and the palace. Any good gossip that you can share? or any one thing that stands out at the palace that caught your attention? I would love to hear about it.

[revanne]

No hives! I guess what stood out was the peculiarities of the British constitution where power is in inverse proportion to status. So the House of Lords is dominated by an ornate golden throne which the Queen gets to sit on once a year to read a speech written by the Prime Minister. It was fairly surreal to see someone sitting on the steps of the throne texting. Don't think Duncan would have approved The sense of history was amazing - especially to see Westminster Hall where Charles I was tried and condemned to death in 1648. Sadly a sign of the times was to see the police all armed which for us is still not normal.. There is a private entrance from the Houses of Parliament to the nearest underground station and it felt a bit like coming out of Diagon Alley.