Monday Adventures with my Parents

Well, today was again a day to remember. We started by heading to Buckingham to try and see Changing of the Guards again. Turns out they are still on the every other day cycle, so Mom and Dad will have to go Thursday while I am in class. After this disappointment, we went into the guards museum which goes through time and tells the stories of all the different uniforms of guards that have guarded the front of Buckingham. Next, we stopped at Westminster Abbey. All I can say is amazing. The inside was really cool and we say lots of really cool tombs of Kings and Queens. Also inside was the coronation chair for all the Kings and Queens since 1300. We also saw Poet's corner, which is a part of Westminster that has tombs of famous authors and writers. People like Jane Austen, Handel, who wrote the Messiah, and Rudyard Kippling were buried here. Finally, before we left Westminster we saw the tomb of the unknown soldier and Darwin. After Westminster we went to lunch at a Pub and mom and dad had their first taste of Fish and Chips. They loved it. Then mom had the crazy idea to go ride the London Eye! For those of you who do not know this is a giant ferris wheel with 20 person compartments that allows you to see al of london from the air in thirty minutes. Dad did no go. He chickened out because he is not a fan of heights. We then headed over to Kensington Palace in Hyde Park. This is where Diana lived when she was alive. The gardens were absolutely awesome, and we enjoyed walking through the park. We also found the memorial fountain for Diana, which was full of little kids playing in the water, just how she would like it. It was now time for dinner. We tried Hard Rock but it was a two hour wait. I don't think so. So we went to Picadilly Circus and ate at TGI Friday's. I know US dinner, but after our day of long walks and fun, we all needed a little bit of home. I then took mom and dad back to the hotel so they could get some rest because they will be heading out early to see Stonehenge and Bath, while I have school tomorrow. Will update again Wednesday.