You are fortunate to be going in November, because that's when England remembers its war dead. The Field of Remembrance, in the Westminster Abbey gardens, will open on Thursday, Nov. 8th. The Field is divided into different sections, each dedicated to a specific regiment or theater of war. Individuals are memorialized by small crosses decorated with red poppies. The Queen generally opens the Field, but to be there for the opening ceremony you have to be a member of a regiment or historical society. The general public gets in later that day. At the moment the Queen is scheduled to arrive at 10:45 a.m. I believe it opens to the general public an hour or so later, but of course the schedule may change between now and then.

I highly suggest that you take your friend to see the Field of Remembrance. The sight of the entire garden covered in red poppies is like nothing he will have ever seen and is a truly moving experience. You'll also get a chance to mingle with veterans of various wars and hear their stories. I always try to go and plan to attend this year as a member of the Salonika Campaign Society.

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Phoenix, Ariz.: What are the must see sights in London for a person who will be there for five days?

Sean McLachlan:

• National Gallery/Trafalgar Square/St. Martin-in-the-fields (all right next to one another to make one easy trip, although St. Martin is currently under renovation)

• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace

• Houses of Parliament/Big Ben

• Westminster Abbey

• Thames Walk

• St. Paul's Cathedral

• Tower of London