The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, is the seat of the British Parliament, including the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

The Palace of Westminster is one of the masterpieces of Gothic Revival architecture and is located on the west bank of the River Thames. The bell tower in its northwest corner is the famous Big Ben.

Looking at the Palace of Westminster, which stands solemnly and sacred in the dark curtain, I am full of doubts about Flower's words, can such a place, as the highest decision-making center of the country, really allow ordinary people to enter and visit casually?

Flower suddenly patted me on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry. What's wrong with this, in the UK, the upper and lower parliaments are allowed to sit in attendance. ”

I was immediately interested, and I couldn't wait to ask, "Really?" Can I sit in without being an Englishman? ”

Flower smiled and nodded, "Of course." Anyone but the prison convicts and the terrorists can sit in and attend. Tomorrow afternoon there will be a parliamentary discussion in the House of Commons, and if we want to go to the auditorium, we can go there, and the parliamentary discussion in the House of Commons is generally much more exciting than the House of Lords. ”

I agreed without any hesitation, and began to look forward to the meeting of the House of Commons tomorrow. The opportunity to be able to make decisions in close proximity to the center of national politics was a completely unexpected surprise for me.

After drinking the beer, I glanced at the time, it was almost half past ten, and the Rhodes sitting on the side and the Ke Ke who was lying at the feet of Rhodes had already stopped making noise, and the two little ones looked drowsy and listless. I took one last look at the London Eye, took a picture and decided to return to the docks with Flower.

When I returned to Flower's house, it was already past eleven o'clock, and when Ruth walked into the house, she hadn't slept yet, and saw me and Flower hurriedly greeted her, and lightly took Rhodes in Flower's arms, and laughed quietly: "Coming back?" How's it going? ”

Flower shook her head at Ruth to signal that she didn't have to take Rhodes, and said softly, "I'll carry Rhodes back to the room first." Don't wake him up again, and I'll tell you about the day. Do you still have noodles or anything like that in the kitchen? Sandwiches are also available. ”

Ruth smiled and walked towards the kitchen, "I'll take a look." ”

I sent Koko back to the kennel in my arms and sat on the couch with a DSLR and began to flip through the photos I took today, and not long after that, Ruth walked up to me with a plate and smiled and said, "Eat something, Flower is like that, I was very excited when I saw my friend." I guess he'll be dragging you away for the day today. ”

I smiled embarrassedly, "No, Flower is a great tour guide." ”

Flower's hearty laugh came from the staircase, "It's a nice thing to hear someone complimenting me all at once." ”

Looking at Flor who came over, Ruth smiled: "There are not many strips in the kitchen, I made two sandwiches." Want milk? ”

Flower shook his head, picked up the sandwich and took a big bite, "No, I'll eat it in three or two bites." ”

I listened to this Beijing film that Flauer automatically converted from English as soon as he got home, holding a sandwich in one hand and continuing to flip through the photos in the other, and the photos were almost turned over after the sandwich was eaten.

Immediately, I went upstairs to find the guest room under the leadership of Ruth, and after washing, I lay on the bed, and first kept my agreement with Wang Dashu, and called Wang Xiaorui on his behalf.

"Hello?"

Wang Xiaorui's confused voice came from the other end of the phone.

I tried hard to recall the words on the note that Wang Dashu gave me, and lowered my voice to imitate Wang Dashu's voice and tone, and said with a simple smile: "Xiao Rui, have you eaten it?" ”

Wang Xiaorui said angrily: "Eat a fart, it's only seven o'clock in the morning in Shanghai." Don't you know that disturbing people's dreams is a sin? Also, don't call me Xiaorui, don't imitate Wang Dashu to speak, panic. ”

I said helplessly: "Sister, you come according to the script, if I remember correctly, the next two sentences on Wang Dashu's note are what I eat and what I eat for dinner today, you are a fart is equivalent to blocking the next two sentences, so what do you want me to talk to you about?" ”

Wang Xiaorui said: "You are not him in the first place, I have to follow his note when I chat with you with Mao." Tell me about your first day in the UK. ”

I reluctantly replied and told me about the day's events.

"Sitting on the council? It is true that Britain is a very democratic country, and its democratic parliamentary system has a history of more than 700 years. The UK government is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons; The members of the House of Lords are made up of life and hereditary nobles, as well as priests and bishops, who work for the government without a salary. Many of them are also neutral, and only a few are partisan. The House of Commons is made up of representatives of various parties elected by each constituency, and members of parliament are paid to their work. If Britain wants to amend or establish a new bill, it must be discussed by the two houses in accordance with the procedure, and then submitted to the queen for approval before it can be enacted or changed.

Moreover, the United Kingdom is a country where the opinions of the House of Lords are absolutely predominant, especially when it comes to policies such as taxation, and when it comes to laws that conflict with the members of the House of Lords, that is, those nobles and wealthy people, the House of Commons can completely ignore the veto opinion of the House of Lords and directly pass it. So your friend's statement that the House of Commons is more exciting than the House of Lords should also make sense. ”

Listening to Wang Xiaorui's barabala's large number of voices, I'm a little confused, what do I rely on your point? Shouldn't your focus be on the vivid and beautiful scenery I've described? The London Eye? Platform nine and three-quarters? Thames? Haven't you heard any of this? Shouldn't you now say envy, jealousy, hatred, like coming to London and England? Because I casually said that I was going to the House of Commons tomorrow to observe the parliamentary discussions, I gave me a lot of science, what the hell is British democracy?

Hearing that Wang Xiaorui was still on the other end of the phone, I finally couldn't help but interrupt the goods, and said angrily: "I said that your focus is off, shouldn't your focus be on the beautiful scenery of the London Eye and the night view of the Thames River that I described?" ”

Wang Xiaorui said lightly: "I chose Europe as the location of my graduation trip, and my first stop was London. Do you think I should focus on the beauty of the London Eye and the beauty of the River Thames at night? And your narrative is so bad that I don't have a picture in my head at all. ”

"Oh, hehe, you can go back to sleep. Good luck with a long night's sleep. ”

I hung up the phone directly depressed in Wang Xiaorui's loud voice.

This girl is so shocking!