We walked from the Waterloo train station to The Embankment...
The Houses of Parliment & Big Ben...
The London Eye...the line was so long so we couldn't go on it.
You could often hear me saying...'I have to get a facebook profile picture!' Ha! Ha!
After seeing the 'tourist' stuff here...we caught the open air bus tour of London...on the Red Bus.
Getting on the bus...
I love the old English buildings...
St. Paul's Cathedral...next time I go to London I want to go inside and take the tour.
The Tower of London is the oldest building used by the British government...looks like a 'castley thing' to me.
Yes, they have Starbucks in England, and of course I had to go. The people there much prefer Cafe Nero...but I will always stay true to my Starbucks. After a quick stop, it was back on the bus. All the pictures below are from the top of the Red Bus...
Trafalgar Square is a square in central London with its position in the heart of London, it is; and one of the most famous squares in the UK and the world. At its center is Nelson's Column which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. We didn't get off here but it was great to drive by it.
The Queen's driveway...if the middle gate is open it means she's coming out.
The buildings on the left are original from the 1600's...so cool.
The original Hard Rock Cafe...
We got off the bus at Buckingham Palace. The Queen wasn't there so there were no Guards like the picture below. Bummer...! I wanted a picture for facebook...lol!
After seeing Buckingham Palace...we walked through St. James Park - searching for a loo! We decided to find the nearest Tube entrance and catch the train back to Haddenham. It was kind of a long walk but walking through the park was great.
Of course I had to get a picture in the red phone booth...after this we hopped the train back to Haddenham, the closest train stop to Dinton where our B & B is. Lucky for us, they had taxi's waiting there, so we took one to the Seven Stars Pub which was closed - because it was Sunday. So we got back in the taxi and he took us to this Pub...The Bugle Horn. Just so we are clear, a 'Pub' is a place that has the best English food...it's not just for drinks.
I had 'Toad in the Hole' & my mom had Yorkshire Pudding and Roast beef...very English meals.
I think we will always remember this night, we all laughed so hard...and of course we won't forget about the taxi ride either! Michelle almost decided to stay in England this night...(ha! ha! - you had to be there!)
We caught another taxi back to Wallace Farm - our B & B. We all were so tired...
Monday July 20th - our last full day in England.
We spent the whole day with my Grandpa & Grannie...we walked to Thame again and my mom bought us all some lovely bread and cheese for lunch, they really enjoyed that. And who showed up at their door...our cousin Matthew!!! He drove 2 hours to come and see us one more time! - Duckie...
