Tuesday was dedicated to the warm weather and sunshine! Walking tour here we come! We were greeted by our Sandman tour guide, Andrew, promptly at 11AM next to the Wellington Arch, over by Hyde Park Corner and Green Park. We took a long 3 hour stroll through Green Park, and past Buckingham Palace. The Royal Mounted Regiment (aka the Cavalry boys) passed just as we approached. Everyone rushed to the foot of the road to take pictures. I laughed, thinking about our nights at Kavanaugh's... (insert sad face here since they are closed now)
Over to Prince Charles residence to grab a few snapshots of the Royal Guards...then we made our way to Trafalgar Square to see the tree, and the four pillar statues - One of which is the home for a 6-month change for supporting the arts - this used to be home to Rooney (which looked absolutely out of place and ridiculously controversial 4 years ago) now is the place where a ship in a bottle sits, representing James Cook's ship in the Spanish Armada. It reminded me of Peter Pan... I'm a fan.
We proceeded to Westminster and Parliament, where we got our Guy Faulkes lesson before the conclusion of the tour. We were cold and hungry, but instead of heading back to a more restaurant friendly area, it was decided we go back to the tourist central hub of the London Eye to an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet...No Comment.
Finally, we made our way back to the hostel for coffee and a little internet access, time to warm-up and they indulged in Ben's Cookies again. We all put on our finest (which consisted of a clean shirt and pair of leggings for me at this point) and headed off for our evening in Knightsbridge and first Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
We went to Harrod's to look at the Christmas lights and headed down Knightsbridge Road/High Street Kensington to see the Kings College Choir, courtesy of Aunt CC.
Unfortunately, Mom's camera was filled to the brim - so I had to rocket over to PC World in hopes to find her a new one. Lost the family by the time I got back because of a miss communication of where we were going to meet but I ran around to each window and stall gate until I finally found the crew. The choir was wonderful. Unfortunately, I was overcome with a sleepy bewilderment. The perfect lullaby.
After the concert, we took down Exeter Road to see the museums and their sparkle radiating the cap to a great first evening with my family during the holiday season! :)
We proceeded to Westminster and Parliament, where we got our Guy Faulkes lesson before the conclusion of the tour. We were cold and hungry, but instead of heading back to a more restaurant friendly area, it was decided we go back to the tourist central hub of the London Eye to an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet...No Comment.Finally, we made our way back to the hostel for coffee and a little internet access, time to warm-up and they indulged in Ben's Cookies again. We all put on our finest (which consisted of a clean shirt and pair of leggings for me at this point) and headed off for our evening in Knightsbridge and first Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
We went to Harrod's to look at the Christmas lights and headed down Knightsbridge Road/High Street Kensington to see the Kings College Choir, courtesy of Aunt CC. Unfortunately, Mom's camera was filled to the brim - so I had to rocket over to PC World in hopes to find her a new one. Lost the family by the time I got back because of a miss communication of where we were going to meet but I ran around to each window and stall gate until I finally found the crew. The choir was wonderful. Unfortunately, I was overcome with a sleepy bewilderment. The perfect lullaby.
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