Monday, it was an okay day for weather. A little rain but not enough to melt me…heheh, see I am made of sugar. Anyway, we had a beautiful tour of the quiet side of town. This tour was meant to be for the learning or studying of the barristers (lawyers). The tour guide was very informational and explained everything to a tee. Even though we had to deal with the crazy traffic and the construction, it was still a peaceful event. It is neat to learn how their system worked and how the people that choose this profession, how they have to start. The tour guide also explained the wig process and that it is aging out, but most of the Judges still ware them today. There are three different kinds of wigs and each means something else. We all know about the long huge wig, which is more ceremonial today. The one that is still a little long but has curls are for the main Judges and the other judges that wore the smaller wigs were called the Lay Judges, (the rookies in a way). The wigs would cost more than the robes. If you were a crown court judge, you had a silk robe. The tour guide explained that these wigs are handmade and probably won’t be around much longer. The society has changed and things will not go back.
Later that afternoon, we got to tour Old Baily, which is the Old Baily Crown Court. This building still had the wall that the Romans built when they conquered England long ago. This place was so beautiful and you can’t imagine the marble and stone work with the art on the walls, ceilings and so on. It was great; too bad we couldn’t get any pictures though.
That evening I was able to go with a few of my friends to the Eye on London. It is just a huge ferris wheel that allows you to see the whole entire city of London and beyond. I will have some video of that so that you can see what I saw. But until than L you will have to wait.
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