Adventures of a Girl

On Saturday I realized that I’ve been in the UK now for 6 months. That was promptly followed by the realization that I’d not yet seen Buckingham Palace. An outrage. So, on sunny Sunday I set off to see the Changing of the Guard. Unfortunately, a million other tourists had exactly the same idea, and I didn’t really get close enough to see the actual red-suited, silly-hatted men themselves, but the big brass band was very English indeed, and made me feel very touristy.

Buckingham Palace is surprisingly impressive - very big and ornate, and the surrounding St James’ Park is beautiful. Of course it helps that it was a lovely London day - the sun was shining, and the Londoners out for a day on the deckchairs were in fine form. This is definitely going on the list of must-dos for any future London visitors. Only next time I’ll take a picnic, and £2 so I can rent a deckchair and put my feet up. What a great way to spend an afternoon.