Today we were in the beautiful rustic city of London. We started the day with a continental breakfast in the hotel while Jess and Kaitlyn tried to blow dry their hair. What else is new right? Anyways, after that we got on an open tour bus and got a short tour of London with threatening torrential down pours on their way. We looked quite nifty in our ponchos. We got off the bus at Big Ben and Thames River. We convinced Hannah to go on the London Eye, which is something similar to a Ferris wheel except it's a lot higher and is enclosed by glass windows. Still not convincing enough for Hannah. From the London Eye, we captured great pictures of London, Big Ben, Birmingham Palace, and Westminster Abbey to name a few. By this point we were off the open tour bus and loose in the streets. SCARY. :) Jason was determined to get a picture of every Maserati and Bentley on the road. Then we went on to get a closer view at some of these sites. We saw Westminster Abbey and then went to Birmingham Palace.
On the way to the palace we saw the changing of the horse guards and walked through a gorgeous park. We then went to Trafalgar square and back to the Thames River to sit down for a while. While in the park, Kaitlyn started to feed some pigeons some peanuts and then we soon had a flock. It was kind of like the Alfred Hitchcock movie "The Birds." After the attack birds, we moved onto several different gift shops where we took pictures with the London mascots. Then we went to the Lion King, where Jason was so excited he couldn't stay in his seat....BAHAHAHA....Not really. :P The play was really good! We all were able to get a team souvenir at the theater. We tried to make away with the head dresses that the actors wore....It didn't work. :/ and back on the Tube to the hotel. -Kaitlyn, Jessica, Hannah, and Jason
7 comments:
Once again an excellent read! Keep up the great blogging! We can't wait tomorrows Paris blog! See you in the morning!!l
I'm glad you convinced Hannah to go on the London Eye; a birds eye view of London! So much to see, sure hope you are having a good time. Please be careful in Paris, you'll find it is a tad bit different than the easy going pace of London! Looking forward to your comments.
Not sure what I was so busy with yesterday not to check the blog, but great to get caught up tonight! Glad you all did the Eye -and tried some different restaurants. Raining here right now and we can use it. Take care and stay safe & together in Paris! I'm heading to Ayrshire Convention tomorrow (Weds) to help with Dairy Bowl - yes, they were hard up for helpers - Got the buzzers Kiera - and John threw in an extra spare just in case!
Ms. Gail
MY daughter...feeding pigeons?? Proud of you, Honey! You are more like your mother than you think! We can't have hungry animals, can we? lol Sounds like another exciting day! Glad "most" of you appreciated "The Lion King." Remember to eat lots of good pastries in Paris. Have fun on the chunnel.
So did Hannah get on the Eye by herself or did you have to drag her on? I have a mental image of you guys laughing on the ground as she is going around in circles. BHAHA! Sorry Hannah!
I'm very excited to hear about the Lion King when you get back! Have fun in Paris. Owahaha...
Hi Maryland Team,
You are starting to talk Cockney! You have been in London too long! Up the apples and pears - stairs etc etc.
I hope you enjoyed seeing Buckingham Palace, not Birmingham Palace. Birmingham is the huge town we drive past on our way through England.
Scotland is missing you and so am I.
Sorry, pressed the wrong button. It was I, Margot,who sent the blog not A nonny miss!
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