London London London. That’s what day 7 was all about! To start off, we drove from our hotel in Greenwich, all the way to the center of London. Traffic was TERRIBLE! We must have sat on the bus for at least two hours. No one minded it though; it was fun to see all of the little European cars everywhere! We finally got to London and began our next bus/walking tour. We saw sights such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Royal Courts of Justice, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, and of course… Big Ben! I saw all of these historical sights on my last trip to England, except for St. Paul’s. It was gorgeous! We didn’t go inside the actual cathedral, but even just seeing the outside of it was breathtaking. The architecture was enough to amaze me. I can’t even imagine how much hard work went into creating such a beautiful cathedral. Unfortunately, we were not able go to the top of the Cathedral and look out over all of London like I was hoping to. I guess that just means I have to go back to London and visit again!
After the tour, we went to see the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace! We stopped a few streets down from the actual palace, and watched the parade of guards walk up the street fully dressed in uniform and everything! It was such a cool thing watch, definitely unlike any parade i’ve seen in America! After they marched by us, we ran up the street to catch a good spot to watch the changing of the guards ceremony. We couldn’t really get that close to the gates of the palace to see the changing of the guards, but we still had an awesome view of the whole palace! When the changing of the guards happened, the most we could see was the guards coming into the area on their horses. But that was fine with me! Buckingham palace is absolutely beautiful,and it looked especially amazing with all of the springtime flowers in bloom!
Next week’s post will be a continuation of this busy busy day! stand by 🙂
England Adventures 