Aahhh London! It seems silly, but it feels like home.

We started the day by taking the tube and “mind the gap” to the Imperial War Museum. So many incredible artifacts from WW1 and WW2. This one was Allen’s choice. When we study Canadian history, one thinks the Canadians played a huge role and I think they did, but from the British perspective, it was pretty minor, but still important.

We walked from the museum across the bridge in the rain to see Big Ben (he is finally done being refurbished), Parliament, and Westminster Abbey. As we meandered our way eventually to the palace, we stopped at a pub and had the English stand by of fish, chips, peas and a pint!

We began walking again and went through St James Park and saw the Friary Court where the new kings/queens are announced. It is a part of St James Palace. We went over the Mall and saw Spencer House (Diana’s ancestral winter home), Clarence House (where Charles and Camilla live) and Lancaster House which is a govt building, but was used as Clarence House in The Crown. Allen went on a quest for coffee but I just found a spot to soak in the beauty of London and the Palace. ❤️. We checked out Canada Gate, the Canadian memorial pond and then took our pics in front of Buckingham Palace. Ahhhhhh. I could go home now, but we still have a few adventure planned.

We had tickets to the Buckingham Mews today. It allows you to see the stables and the carriages that are used for coronations and weddings. It was pretty cool!

Our feet were getting pretty sore we made our way via the tube back to our hotel, The Dorsett in Shepherd’s Bush. After a short rest, we had our evening meal at an Italian place in Westfield Shopping Mall which is a short walk from our hotel.

17400 steps today! My heel is feeling pretty awesome. My feet are tired at the end of the day, but so are Allen’s and he didn’t have surgery. ❤️