Another AWESOME Day in London

The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

Westminster Abbey

Notting Hill

Big Ben and Parliament

After our Broadway show at WICKED

Well, wew couldn't have asked for better weather this weekend. It hasn't rained one drop our entire trip to London, and I am so thankful because that is pretty much a miracle for England. We started our morning off by going to Buckingham Palace and watching the changing of the guard. We got there early enough so we got right up front. This ceremony was very cool to see but kind of long. I got some good pictures and videos (Dad I think you would appreciate them the most :) Then we hopped over to Westminster Abbey and took some good photos of the outside. We didn't tour the inside though because we didn't have enough time to enjoy it and it cot about 15 pounds (30 dollars). Next, we took the tube over to Notting Hill to get to the market. Yes, this is the place for the Hollywood film Notting Hill with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. It was a quaint little neighborhood, but then the market on Portobella Road was pretty much what you would expect, very diverse and busy with some common bartering going on between marketmen and customers.

After that we went home to get ready for our Broadway dinner. We bought our Broadway tickets to include dinner, so we went to a pretty fancy restaurant, and then went to the show. We saw "Wicked" and the show was AMAZING! I have fallen in love with Broadway... I was getting chills as I sat in my seat and watched. We had really good seats, only about 10-15 rows away from the orchestra, dead center. Our original tickets were a few more rows back and to the side, but when we got to our seats other people were sitting there... they over booked my seat. So the usher hooked Amy and I up with better seats. So although, we were split up from the other three girls it ended up working out even better for us. I really enjoyed the musical and can't wait to go see another one!! (I don't know when but I will).

After the show, we went down to South Bank to walk along the river and see the city lit up at night. It was really pretty and relaxing. There were a lot of couples around at this time and one musician woman who played some pretty good music that really set the tone for our last night in London sitting on a bench watching the river and the city. We bought her CD as a memento to take home and remember the night.

Now, I've just finished packing to go back to Plymouth, and going to bed because we have to leave on our train at 11:00. I think we are going to try and go to one more site in the morning before we have to be ready to go. i can't believe my weekend in London is already over, it went by way to fast. I didn't get to do everything I wanted, it was pretty much impossible, but I guess now I have an excuse to come back :)