Blogs from England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 1714

Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, London Eye We got up and went straight away to the Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards. There were way too many people to see anything. We found out that the reason there were so many people was because the Queen was in town to celebrate her birthday. Thanks for the invite, Liz! We walked around the other side to the park and we ended up getting an even better view of the guards leaving. Michelle and I found this war memorial dedicated to animals in war hilarious and Carissa thought we were mean. We went to the Tower of London and saw the crown jewels and diamonds. As we were walking around, Carissa saw this kid walk and she insisted that he was famous. We waited outside ... read more

The phone service awake was kinda awkward and not normal. haha. but yes! today is the day i get to go see the palace. im more excited today then yesterday. well maybe because i just didn't have the energy. haha. on the way there the cab guy was having a very hard time understanding where i wanted to go. so i had to show him a picture. now that im here. theres a tour that will take 3 to 4 hours! but thats including meals between. so i hope its worth it...... read more

When I first entered the palace. My eyes just widened. The place was wonderful. It was so beautiful, so big, and I can't believe someone really lived here. I echoed through the halls. The tour leader told us very interesting facts. Facts that I could remember is that the palace was served for official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837. The palace is fulled up with 775 rooms. There are many areas that tourist and visitors aren't allowed to go. Those places are there for the events and receptions held by the Queen, herself. There was many sculptures but I liked one and that was the only one I remembered. Canova and Chantrey built it. It was a sculpture of a man. There was many pictures on the walls. Paintings from very talented painters. Just ... read more

Well hello there, i know its been a long time since my last update so let me start off by staying I’m very sorry for that, however you will be please to know it was due to lots of fun being had over here. It all started with a party we went to, I think it was the second week we were here. It was a school themed party (see photos attached) in the middle of the London ghetto. Scary yes, but we managed to all stick together and keep out of trouble the entire night. It was a great night and our group seamed to take over the entire party, with Jimmy even running a raffle! On the way home it was hard to find a cab, it turns out that someone was stabbed ... read more

I slept for a really long time, but I'm still tired. I think the whole time change thing is going to be a problem. It's 2:50 p.m. in London, and I just got off of a 10 hour and 15 minute flight. The hotel that I booked offers a taxi that will take me there for 25 euros. It is so hard to find a taxi. I think I could find one if I stopped writting and go find one. But first I gotta say bye to my friend I made on the way here. (hott girl) haha. Talk to you later.... read more