Thu, Aug 20: London:
We headed back to our little café by St. Paul’s
Cathedral and had our breakfast this morning.
The traditional English breakfast is not very palatable—to me,
anyway. It consists of eggs, mushrooms,
bacon (really ham), baked beans (what?), and grilled tomatoes. I had a bagel with cream cheese and Mike had
a breakfast sandwich which looked pretty good.
Back to the hotel and relaxed for a bit and then headed out to the
subway and Buckingham Palace. We lucked
out and scored tickets for the inside tour—which is only available a couple of
months in the summer. We toured 18 state
rooms. Even though the outside is pretty
plain, the inside is sumptuous beyond belief.
It started out as a country home and still sits on 39 acres in the
middle of London. We did a lot of
walking. Mike’s back was killing
him. On our way back to the subway
station we stopped at a little pub and had dinner. So, we hit the subway at rush hour, which
wasn’t too bad really. Back to our hotel
worn out. Not sure if we’ll hit the
champagne bar tonight or not.
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| One of the Queen's Guards. |
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| One of the gates--resplendent in beautiful gold. |
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| Queen Victoria Monument and Fountain. |
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| Gate to Green Park which is next to Buckingham Palace. |
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| Buckingham Palace with Victoria Fountain in the foreground. |
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| These guards are armed with MP-5's. |
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| A couple of residences near the Palace. |
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| Back of the Palace which faces the gardens. |
