We loved London - after we figured out the train. We stayed in a motel not too far from the airport and then walked to the train terminal. You could go anywhere and see anything if you understood the train system. When we did, we just sailed.
I loved the quaint streets and fun restaurants and shops. We ate our first fish and chips in a corner shop like this
It rained the fist day but we were prepared. This was our first stop - Kensington Palace
Then on to Big Ben and the Parliament House behind it
(don't remember anything about the dude with the green hair)
Does the architecture style remind you of anything?
I'm reminded of the Salt Lake Temple
We heard Big Ben gong every hour
Westminster Abby. We spent quite a bit of time inside but you could spend days and days
The other side of the Abby
This place is called Bag of Nails and is where we had Fish and Chips - yum
The ornate gates to Buckingham Palace
Fountain and statue outside the gates
Buckingham Palace
The famous guards. We didn't stick around to watch the changing thereof - too much else to see and too little time
The park next to the palace was so plush and green
This was called the Mews where they kept the carriages and horses used by Royalty
And fancy cars
This carriage is made of solid gold and is only used for coronations. They have to remove a wall to get it out of the building
It is pulled by four horses. I could swear I saw one of the riders blink they look so real
Our next stop was the Tower of London
I took this before I realized I wasn't suppose to take any pictures inside. It's somebody"s throne:)
Another part of the Tower
And another. There is so much to see here - we only touched a fraction of it until our legs and backs gave out
Armour extraordinaire
The Tower Bridge
The bridge from the boat. We took a river tour - beautiful
Scenery from the boat. Don't know what this was but it was cool
Same with this building
A different view of Big Ben
The Eye of London - the most popular tourist attraction in London. Ross wanted to ride it because of it's amazing engineering structure. We did but I thought it was over rated and over priced
Another view of Big Ben
Trafalgar Square
We saw Wicked at the Apollo Victor Theater at the West End
We were so proud of ourselves that we found our way to Windsor Castle - you had to transfer trains quite a few times but we did it!
We had ear phones and did a self guided tour
The St. George's Chapel- again we saw all we could see of the castle and cathedral until our legs and backs were done
The guard at Windsor Palace - they look very young
Last but not least - we saw Les Mis in this theater
