Regent's Park
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| Jazz concert we stumbled upon at Foyle's Books |
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| Yes, we did: Harrods. |
Best part of Harrods may well have been the Harry Potter room!
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
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| Parliament |
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| Remembrance Day wreathes |
Westminster Abbey
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| Cool old pub sign |
They're changing the guard at Buckingham Palace . . .
Actually, they weren't by the time we got there, but that's okay. We got to enjoy taking in the flags and pomp of a real live palace where royalty still lives--sometimes--and welcomes visitors (on this particular weekend, the Turkish president was around, so he probably got a nice dinner at some point).
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| Turkish and British flags on the Mall. |
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| Camden Lock |
Andrea's friend Amy took us down to Essex to visit her aunt's family and to enjoy a real English tradition--the Sunday roast. It was excellent! Plus, we got to escape the city for a bit, explore an old fort and churchyard, and enjoy a magic show put on by Amy's two young cousins.
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| Coalhouse Fort |
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| Still looks pretty forbidding. |
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| Tiniest gate ever! |
The Tower of London, ladies and gentlemen.
Climbing to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral--the views are so worth it!
After a visit to Twinings--the first tea shop in Britain, if I'm not mistaken, we made our way to Covent Garden for dinner.
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| Trafalgar Square with our Pret tea/coffee. |
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| A man in an inflatable suit. We asked why he was full of hot air, but didn't really get a satisfactory response. |
On to Bath!
Tea in the Pump Room and locating Jane Austen sites were a couple of our favorite things.
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| Reindeer?! |
OXFORD
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| Three guesses where this is (hint: Muggles think it's called Christ Church College) |
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| Christ Church Cathedral for Evensong |
An American Thanksgiving!
Grenwich: cold day, but lovely scenery!
