{"id":17,"date":"2010-06-07T20:05:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anirama.com\/england\/?p=17"},"modified":"2011-11-08T08:45:04","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T08:45:04","slug":"parliament-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/2010\/06\/07\/parliament-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Tour, Part 1: Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/4683031011\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Parliament Building\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4048\/4683031011_23a6b2e146_b.jpg\" alt=\"Parliament Building\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parliament Building<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Day 2: Coffee and hot chocolate from across the street and a heaping bowl of Special K helped us get adjusted to the new day, hopefully fooling us into accepting local time at 7am. We were picked up at 8:30 by our guide for our legal tour of London \u2013 first stop: Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Upon entering the iconic Houses of Parliament, we were met by David Stollery, who is the Senior Doorkeeper for the House of Lords. As a Doorkeeper, he helps keep the House running smoothly. This includes tracking attendance (which allows the Lords to get reimbursed for their expenses!), managing the flow of messages while the House is in session and general organization and security. Mr. Stollery spent almost two hours with us, walking us through the chambers of the House of Lords and House of Commons while explaining how the Parliament of British Government operates and the role of the two Houses. He also participates in many of the ceremonies, and entertained us with very rich descriptions of the traditions behind them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/4684682316\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" title=\"In Parliament with David Stollery and our tour guide, Oola\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4064\/4684682316_1e4701706e_b.jpg\" alt=\"In Parliament with David Stollery and our tour guide, Oola\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Parliament with David Stollery and our tour guide, Oola<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Stollery also explained the process to observe the Houses in session \u2013 something we\u2019re planning to return to do on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/4684054551\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Entrance to the Supreme Court\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4029\/4684054551_307de59e34_z.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to the Supreme Court\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance to the Supreme Court<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2009, the United Kingdom created a Supreme Court, replacing the Appellate Committee from the House of Lords as a separate and independent court. We visited their new facilities in the Middlesex Guildhall, across the street from Parliament. Since they weren\u2019t in session we were able to enter the court rooms (when they are in session you can observe the court from behind a glass wall).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/4684053323\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" title=\"Kevin in the Supreme Court Chambers\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4026\/4684053323_869a490d84_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin in the Supreme Court Chambers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin in the Supreme Court Chambers<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2: Coffee and hot chocolate from across the street and a heaping bowl of Special K helped us get adjusted to the new day, hopefully fooling us into accepting local time at 7am. We were picked up at 8:30 by our guide for our legal tour of London \u2013 first stop: Parliament. 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