Hello London- Part 1

Ryan got put on a new account at work and now he travels to London a couple times a year to visit with customers there. He took his first trip in July 2014. We had enough sky miles saved up for me to tag along. So, we left the kids with Sean's family for a few nights and with Steve and Darlene for a few nights, and set off for England.

We spent some time walking all throughout London. We saw Big Ben,

Charles' Dickens' old house,

Buckingham Palace,

Proof that we actually saw a guard at the Palace, even though we didn't hang out to watch the changing of the guard.

Another day we went to The Tower of London and Tower Bridge. We saw the Crown Jewels (they don't allow pictures inside). They are absolutely amazing, but I couldn't help thinking that you could feed a small country with how much they have to be worth. 
   


We just happened to be coming out of the Tower of London when people were lined up on the street to see the Tour de France come through. We got in the crowd, waited an hour, and ended up being right in the front on the curb when the racers came through. They went by in about 45 seconds, but it was pretty awesome!


Kensington Palace where Prince William and Kate live. We didn't see them anywhere....













Hyde Park is so beautiful. We took a walk through the park, and it is one of my favorite places.

Ryan and Jeffrey.

Double rainbow in Hyde park. We also happened upon a Backstreet Boys concert going on in the park. We stopped and listened to them sing "Backstreets Back", then moved along.


Southwark Cathedral, where Shakespeare worshipped.

View of Big Ben on the bridge over the Thames.

We went to Westminster Abbey, but it was Sunday and they were having services so we didn't go inside.

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This is a picture of the second hotel we stayed in right downtown. It's the St. Pancras and it is incredible! This is where Ryan's boss likes to stay so we were lucky enough to be able to stay in such a fancy place. Bonus they have the best sticky toffee pudding, which I completely fell in love with. This hotel was even in part of Harry Potter!