Friday, June 24th
Though I’ve been to London many times before, I was able to experience many things today which I have never had the opportunity to do before! The morning started out with a fun adventure of traveling on the tube to Buckingham Palace to watch the changing of the guards. This happens every other day at 11:30, and apparently all of London knows about it, because there were SO many people all shoving and pushing to get right up to the gates. Fortunately, our leader knew it would be extremely crowded, so we arrived over an hour early, and ended up getting one of the best spots to watch the ceremony! While it was a long morning, and involved a lot of standing around, I really enjoyed myself, and loved being able to partake in a part of the culture here.
After a taste of British culture, we got our taste of America as we ate lunch at the founding Hard Rock Café right here in London! It felt just like I was at home, eating familiar foods and hearing familiar songs being played. The food was delicious, and our group had so much fun together. One of the best parts about eating there was that our waiter gave us free tickets to hear Rod Stewart play in concert in the Hard Rock Café 40th celebration at Hyde Park on Sunday!
After a delicious lunch, we headed to Madame Tusssaud’s, which is an incredible wax museum. While I didn’t really know what to expect from a wax museum, all expectations I possibly had were blown out of the water! It really was incredible, and SO much fun! There were so many different levels to go into, and each followed a different theme. It also included a haunted house, ride, and a 3-D movie! It was a blast!
The day ended with shopping around town, and dinner/coffee at Starbucks! Another busy, but wonderful day!
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