Buckingham Palace
You might have heard that we have a little thing coming up in 37 days [yes, there is a daily count down here] known as 'The Royal Wedding'. Prince William will marry Kate Middleton o
n 29th of April. To help celebrate, we get an extra bank holiday [yay!]. There will be plenty of reasons to blog about this in the coming month, so I'll just say that I escorted my colleague over to the Palace early one afternoon. It was too late [and the wrong day] for the changing of the guard, but we did get to see a dignitary b
eing escorted from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to some place towards Downing Street [where the Prime Minister lives] in a horse and carriage.
n 29th of April. To help celebrate, we get an extra bank holiday [yay!]. There will be plenty of reasons to blog about this in the coming month, so I'll just say that I escorted my colleague over to the Palace early one afternoon. It was too late [and the wrong day] for the changing of the guard, but we did get to see a dignitary b
eing escorted from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to some place towards Downing Street [where the Prime Minister lives] in a horse and carriage.The guards are all wearing their winter wool grays [as opp
osed to their summer wool reds] and without being able to see their buttons, there would be no way to tell which guard was standing watch at the gate. The Royal Standard was flying, however, and four guards were posted at the Palace, so the Queen was in residence.The statues out front of Buckingham Palace are all under scaffolding and tarps; I am assuming getting a good scrub in preparation for the wedding.
After watching the horse and carriage leave the a Palace, we walked the same route down The Mall, along St. J
ames Park toward the Horse Guards. In case you are interested, the Horse Guard
s Parade will be the sight of the Beach Volleyball in the 2012 Olympics. As luck would have it, we arrived at the same time the Royal Horse Guards were changing the horse and guards standing at the gate. This is a much smaller venue and there is very little crowd control as people wandered around and tried to catch photos of the guards, both on foot and on the horses. My pics aren't that great, but you get the gist of it.
ames Park toward the Horse Guards. In case you are interested, the Horse Guard
s Parade will be the sight of the Beach Volleyball in the 2012 Olympics. As luck would have it, we arrived at the same time the Royal Horse Guards were changing the horse and guards standing at the gate. This is a much smaller venue and there is very little crowd control as people wandered around and tried to catch photos of the guards, both on foot and on the horses. My pics aren't that great, but you get the gist of it.Harrod's
Harrods is a high-end department store located Knightsbridge, in the Roya
l Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The store occupies a 5-acre and has over one million square feet of selling space in over 330 departments. We made our way to the level below ground to the gift shop. No sense in cruising the other 329 departments when you are just 
looking for things that say 'Harrods', eh?
l Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The store occupies a 5-acre and has over one million square feet of selling space in over 330 departments. We made our way to the level below ground to the gift shop. No sense in cruising the other 329 departments when you are just 
looking for things that say 'Harrods', eh?Along the way, we stopped at the bottom of the Egyptian staircase to see the Dian
a and Dodi memorial statue. It contains the ring that Dodi bought for Dianna and the last glass that Diana had a drink from.
a and Dodi memorial statue. It contains the ring that Dodi bought for Dianna and the last glass that Diana had a drink from. We also went to the food hall [which is unbelievable]. It is room after room of full-on counters and markets, by specialty. If you wander over
'The Bakery', you will find the Krispy Kreme counter!
'The Bakery', you will find the Krispy Kreme counter! Hamleys
Hamleys is one of the world's oldest toy shops. 
Its flagship store is in Regent Street, London and is considered one of London's major tourist attractions, receiving about five million visitors a year. Hamleys is named after William Hamley, who founded a toy shop called "Noah's Ark" at 231 High Holborn in London in 1760 [the Holborn branch was destroyed by fire in 1901]. The branch at 200 Regent Street was opened in 1881 and is the largest toy shop in the world.
Its flagship store is in Regent Street, London and is considered one of London's major tourist attractions, receiving about five million visitors a year. Hamleys is named after William Hamley, who founded a toy shop called "Noah's Ark" at 231 High Holborn in London in 1760 [the Holborn branch was destroyed by fire in 1901]. The branch at 200 Regent Street was opened in 1881 and is the largest toy shop in the world.Burough Market
I have written about Burough Market a couple of times, so I'll focus on something ne
w: The Globe pub. Bridget Jones's singleton flat is above the pub in the 2001 movie blockbuster 'Bridget Jones's Diary'. It is typically packed with standing room only.
w: The Globe pub. Bridget Jones's singleton flat is above the pub in the 2001 movie blockbuster 'Bridget Jones's Diary'. It is typically packed with standing room only. 
