London

London itself is a very nice place to visit.  I don’t know if maybe I was just missing hearing the English language.  While there I did the bus tour that take you to all the hot spots.  This one had a boat river cruise also.   The main attractions to London was to see Buckingham Palace.  This is where the Queen works Monday through Friday.  I got to see the changing of the Guards a couple times.  Once was in the evening when there was no one around.  It didn’t have the big calibration with the band, and all the formalities but it was still neat to see.  The next day I went to the main one and there were tons of people there to see it.  

The Westminster Abbey is the church where all the royals get crowned to be king or queen.  Most recently it is where Prince William and Kate got married.  

The Tower Bridge is what I thought was London Bridge but it isn’t.  Actually London Bridge is just a plane bridge and despite popular belief its not falling down.  HaHa.    

The Tower of London or “Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress” is the original home of the Royal Families dating back to 1066. It has been used as an armory, a prison, a treasury, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.  

Big Ben and the House of Parliament is where the government of England works.  

London Stock Exchange

The London Eye, located on the River Thanes, was built to calibrate the new century in 2000 and was suppose to be torn down after 5 years t but it has been a big hit and all day long I saw lines to get on it. They say there are approximately 3.5 million people ride it a year.   It is 443 feet tall, is continuous moving, and it takes 30 minutes to travel one revolution around it.

The London Cabs are very unique and something to see.  The only strange thing is they along with all the rest of the people drive on the wrong side of the road.