Our first stop of the day was a tour of the Buckingham Palace. I'm not a history wiz so I learned a ton of things I probably should have known already. For example, I never knew that Princess Diana is Prince William's mom and I was also under the impression that Prince William is next in line to the thrown when really it's his dad, Prince Charles. I think I thought his mom, Princess Di, was Queen Elizabeth's daughter rather than daughter-in-law which would have made Prince William next in line. Okay, enough of a history lesson! All you probably care to know is what we thought and we loved it! I thought it was great. Pictures weren't allowed inside but we were able to get a few afterwards.
Pictures from the back of the palace:
(Photo idea goes to Tom!)
Following the tour we stuck around for the changing of the guard. We didn't get a great viewing spot so the pictures aren't too good but this was taken right as they were finishing up:
After the changing of the guard we walked toward Westminster Abbey. There were so many great pictures to take along the way:
The rain started to come down at this point so we found a little café called The Chunnel Bar and ate lunch there. The food was okay but the highlight of the experience was watching two women attempting to catch the eyes of some British men and writing notes on napkins to them. We were quite entertained!
We then headed back to the hostel to make plans for the evening and get some much needed R and R. We're slowly starting to feel adjusted but all the walking can be pretty draining!
After our power naps we made our way to the Queen's Theater area and had dinner at a diner with my padre!
Thanks for treating us, daddy-o! After dinner it was time for Les Mis! I had been so excited to see this for the longest time! I can't even describe how amazing it was. I loved every bit of it and so did the others. I had such a special moment at the end of show when Jean Valjean was about to die and he was talking to his daughter, Cosette, for the last time. That conversation reminded me of my strong desire to live a life that Eli is proud of so I can one day live with him and God again. I loved Les Mis more than I thought I would and can't wait to see it again!
That concludes our second day here in London! I'm excited for another day in this great city tomorrow!
Weather Today:
Once again, the weather was quite nice again today! As expected, we had a bit of rain bit when it was raining it was pretty warm. Hopefully tomorrow cooperates as well!
I love hearing all about the trip - keep up the good work! Give Thomas a hug from his mom. love you all
ReplyDeleteLes Mis sticks in my mind for that reason too Liz. I actually bought tickets for Les Mis in September of 2012 for the May 2013 showing. But I had to give my tickets away as it was on May 12th and we said goodbye to John that night.
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