London, Day 1

After Melissa and I had lunch, we headed into Central London- about a 33 min underground ride. We tried to make our way towards Buckingham Palace through Green Park, but it was closed so we headed down Picadilly instead.

We turned onto St, James Street and passed a ton of beautiful buildings. Words cannot describe it- the architecture and the regal feeling of the city.


At the end of St. James Street is St. James Palace!


I was guarding it ;)

All I can say is wow. It was built many years ago- I’m pretty sure that Queen Victoria was the first Royal to live there. It is the senior-most palace and Prince Charles and Diana, along with Harry and Will, lived there for a while. Now it is home to Princess Anne.

We finally ended up on the Mall. I thought it was a legit mall- like Champlain Place or something haha nope, it’s not! It’s actually a long street- at one end is the Admiral’s Arch and at the other end is Buckingham Palace. They had flags all along the street, between the trees, for the Jubilee. It was so pretty! The street was closed off to traffic so we got to walk along it. People were crowded there- some to catch the concert and some to snag the best spots for the Procession the next day. Some of them even had tents! It was crazy!

This photo gives you a bit of an idea of how crazy the Mall was. In the far end is Buckingham Palace and the road had been closed off.

Me in the Mall!

Admiral's Arch

We walked up to Trafalgar Square, passed the National Gallery and headed towards Covent Garden- ps, it’s not a literal garden, it’s a Market type of thing ;)- it was really neat. There are stores, stands, pubs, and buskers! We got this chocolate chip cookie there at a place called ‘Ben’s Cookies’- it was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. It was fresh, warm and fluffy.


I <3 Britain

Melissa <3s Britain too!

Afterwards, we made our way back to Melissa’s. The underground was packed! Also, one of the stations had 193 stairs to get to our platform. We took the elevator ;) We also adventured out and took a Red Bus. AH-mazing!

We finished the afternoon by watching the Flotilla- during which time I fell asleep and Melissa also had a nap. 2 hours later, we were both refreshed 
Day 1 was great- I loved walking around and seeing some of the hotspots in London. I didn’t (and still don’t) feel like I am actually in London. Everyone looks the same as they do back home, they just talk different. The city is beautiful though, and the architecture and the history of the city are spectacular!

Have any of you been to London before? What were your favorite parts?