United Grand Lodge of England

Woke up this morning. Ellie was feeling sick. She said she was feeling ill last night, thought she might be coming down with the flu or a cold.

I went down to the super-market to buy Ellie some orange juice, and then past the chemist for some cold and flu tablets.

Ellie went back to bed, so I had a few cups of coffee, checked the papers (they are still trying to crucify Didak - tall poppy syndrome still at the forefront of the Australian psyche) and watched some tennis on the TV. I might do a poor-mans Wimbledon next week if it's still going. I don't know when it's supposed to finish.

After some lunch, I went out to visit the United Grand Lodge of England (the Freemasons Grand Lodge in England). Went into the museum and library. The building is quite spectacular, but there was lot of ... ah, decorative type stuff in the museum. As luch would have it I was just in time for the free guided tour. It was really good. The Grand Temple is AMAZING! It is massive inside. The entrance to the Grand Temple inside the lodge is through two one-and-a-half tonne bronze doors. The guide said they have not moved a mil since they were hung 70 years ago. Really amazing. And they open with just the push of a finger. Really amazing.

Inside the temple is full of all kinds of symbols and designs, all with allegorical meaning (hope that's proper english). So the temple/lodge was a big surprise. I just happened across it the other day, noticed it was free and thought I'd check it out. It was really good. I'm hoping I can take Ellie along for the tour soon.

After that, wandered down to the gym. Did some stuff. And wandered home.
Cooked dinner. And that's about all she wrote for today.

Tomorrow, if Ellie goes to work, I might go see Die Hard 4.0 and get a burger for lunch in a pre-birthday celebration. Then tomorrow night, We Fly To Bergen!!