Laurent and I then hastily packed away the equipment and were escorted off the premises by our friendly guide. This time we crossed directly over St Stephens Hall in a [northerly] direction, passing the cavernous [Westminster hall] on our right and being amazed at its size and beauty.

We thanked our guide, who was to return to his duties for the Serjeant immediately and found ourselves on the street at the St Stephens entrance. Slightly disorientated as we anticipated our exit from the chamber to be at the same point as our entry, but we were in fact, a 100 yards further west. We acknowledged that the proportions of the house and it’s nature would easily confuse all but the most experienced.

Laurent and I found a coffee house in St Martins Lane and sat for a while discussing the morning.

2nd day.[27th June 2000]

We again met outside of the Garden entrance. Two early mornings for us then and we began the same procedure at entry as the day before. The same attendants were in evidence and the desk clerk was perturbed to see us again. However, our guide was absolutely on time and at two minutes past 8 of the clock we were on our way to the chamber. We were taken an entirely different route today, no sense of our tracks yesterday but still we passed through areas rich with significance making me realise that a complete survey of this space would be an incalculable undertaking.

My concentration was not as intense as the previous day. I began to see the chamber in a different light and observed different things. Many trips would have to be completed I knew, before I could begin to make sense of exactly what was going on here.

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