London Day 6 I had not seen Buckingham Palace yet, so I ran down there this morning and said hi to the Queen. I don’t think you can go to England without having a full English breakfast (eggs, beans, bacon, sausage, blood pudding, and toast). We finally had ours this morning. We wanted to go to this place that was quite famous for their breakfasts, but because it was famous it was quite busy. We looked around and there was another cafe down the street and ...

London Day 5 Amy, Ellie, Luke, and I took the tube to Notting Hill and had breakfast in a nice little cafe. We then walked through Notting Hill found the approximate place where Amy stayed when she did her study abroad here in London. Hyde Park was close by so we spent some time hanging out there. We met Kristin and the boys for a picnic lunch outside of the Natural History Museum. That was the last time we will see them this trip as they are off to Stockholm...

London Day 4 Today everyone went their separate ways. Kristin and the boys went to the Harry Potter movie studio, my parents went to the Victoria and Albert Museum, the kids and I went to the British museum, Amy walked around the Knightsbridge posh shops and stores. Amy, Ellie, Luke, and I met up for lunch at a pub. Luke had met up with his friend from Hamline, Rowan, at the museum and he had lunch with us as well (pies and pints at a pub). Rowan was an exch...

London Day 3 Today the group split up. Kristin, the boys, and my parents did a hop on, hop off bus tour and went to St. Paul’s cathedral. We started out at Camden Market. We got some breakfast and walked around the shops and stalls, paying homage to Amy Winehouse and checking out the steps were the Clash took the cover photo of their first album. We then headed toward Highgate Cemetery outside of central London. The cemetery was started around 1840 when...

Our first full day in London! We met up with my parents, sister, and the boys at the statue of Churchill in Westminster, right near Big Ben. The plan was to take a boat cruise from there to the Tower of London. It was a beautiful day and the cruise on the boat was nice. Once at the Tower, Amy and I decided to go on a little date while the rest of the crew went into the Tower. We walked over to Whitechapel and took in that area. We went to the Spitalfields m...