Last few days of London

Well, it's been a while. We've had a blast here in Londontown. Monday, we went to Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guard, which was awesome. We got a spot right by the middle gate, where the bands exit after the guard has been "changed." Brits are pretty funny. The police officer watching foot traffic was a hoot to watch.

After the Changing of the Guard we walked through a beautiful park and saw Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. The Abbey is HUGE and gorgeous. I'm sure my perspective regarding what makes a church big and gorgeous will change once we hit Rome.

We finished the day with a nice stroll through a little place called Harrods, ever heard of it? It's like a huge, super high-end mall... only it's all one store! Brenda was in heaven, I think (except that we couldn't afford ANYTHING... they had underwear for 400 pounds!!).

Yesterday we had the chance to check out the Museum of London, and then take a nice trip to the countryside to visit some friends in Basingstoke. The English countryside is gorgeous. Jay and I walked the dog from their place to a pub, through a huge, beautiful, natural park. The dog got to run free, we met a few people along the way, and saw some beautiful sights. In another life, I'd move there in a second!


Our last day in London... bittersweet! We're excited about Rome, but we've sure enjoyed this little town. We took a stroll through Soho over to Covent Garden. Quite a nice little part of town. We had a nice little meal at a pub down there, and saw some beautiful little shops. We slowly made our way up north and stopped by Abbey Road to check out the studio... and mainly the crosswalk. We eventually made it to a place called Queensbury for some absolutely amazing Indian food Jay and Emma had recommended. All in all, the two best meals we had in this town were with them or recommended by them. Man, it's nice to know locals. Too bad we didn't get recommendations earlier in the week.

Well, it's on to Rome tomorrow morning. We'll see you from there!