Today we traveled by train to Clapham Juntion and then took a bus to the part of London to where Samantha works. She met us for lunch at the S-Bar. It was a good thing we ate well because we did a lot of walking the rest of the day.
Greg had to deliver a key for one of his friends at the Princes' Trust Building which brought us through some lovely streets and bridges. Later we hunted out Buckingham palace (reference to the title of the blog) and took some pictures like all the other tourists around the place.
We came to the palace through Green Park and when we left we decided to see what was on the other side of the main street that leads to the Palace. We did a dash when there was a lull in the traffic and found a beautiful park beside a waterway full of Greyling Geese and exotic looking ducks. Also a Black Swan. A sign said "Please don't feed the Pelicans" but we never did see any of those. There were signs inviting feeding of the other birds and the plump squirrels were expecting treats from everyone. We had a unique squirrel encounter on the stroll which you will be able to view under this blog.
A part of the walk was dedicated to Princess Diana of Wales and along this we could see the Eye of London high above some other palace type of buildings.
Continuing on foot into the very heart of London there was a maze of streets and walkways between towering buildings all with shops, restaurants and countless pubs facing into the narrow streets. In one place street vendors were packing up their last vegetables or flowers and one was calling out incredible bargains for his leftovers. It was so old world feeling. A few corners later and we were viewing all the glitz & riches possible to put in glass store fronts.
There were lots of theaters on our trek, The Lion King, Momma Mia, The Sound of Music and Evita are just a few of the live productions playing every night. Greg and I hope to see one while I'm here.
We ran out of camera power before we ran out of our own steam but after a nice little expresso break we continued on with more spring in our steps.
The tube, the train and the bust brought us back to the fragrant air and the comfort of Sutton.
Tomorrow, we go to Wales!!!!!!!!!
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i love updates!! All is well here. i would love to have strolled with you & Greg today..and the beer looks so quenching. What does England smell like? Nice new coat Mom...you look so good...hugs and kiss's....
Wait till you see the video joan, Its a Keeper!!
Forgot to put my name,,,, GREGORY after my coment,,
hehe i cant wait to see it..the swans are nice but i watch them everyday..lol (just to see if it is still the same.) Oh btw i gave out the London blog on my blog..i hope no one minds. Most people just wanna know how Mom is doing and what she is seeing...love you all..XXXX00XXXX
i cant get the swans to work..two days now..sigh and its been a long wait for an ujpdate...did you all get stuck at Whales??? missing U's ..just me joni still..am i the only brave soul to comment??or fool..lol
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