Buckingham Palace

Ok so I woke up earlier today so I could head out and go see Buckingham Palace today, and if your going to go I hear you have to go for the guard change which starts at 11:30am! Also you should for sure be there at 10:30! Ish if you want to be against the gate to actually watch it! 

So I'm on the tube and for the first time it stopped and wasn't moving for a half hour! By the time I actually got to buckingham palace the gates were packed with people everywhere, no way would I have been able to see if I stood behind everyone, so I just stood by the street, I knew they would have to go by on the street to get into the palace so at least I would be able to see them there. 

HOWEVER I am beyond thankful that my train wasn't on time, because I had to stand by the street, and so I'm standing there and then the gates open and out comes a car with the QUEEN IN IT! Not even kidding you I was less than 20 feet from her for sure! I was so close I could see the detailing on her cute little hat! SO COOL! 100% one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my life! It was minutes later and I still couldn't believe what I had just seen!! So incredible! And because I watched the whole guard change for the hour even though I couldn't see anything the Queen came back as well! So I saw her not once but TWICE! 

It's been about 9 hours and I'm still in shock that I saw the queen of England. After the guard change I went to a cafe to get hot chocolate because I was absolutely frozen and if I wanted to see buckingham palace without thousands of people being there for the guard change I would have to wait. I walked through green park, nice to see some open green area for once. There was a Canadian monument in the park, it was dedicated to all Canadian soldiers who were fighting in Great Britain during the war. 

I walk back an hour or so later and the place is 90% less crowded, nice because I could actually walk up to the gates and look in. After that I went to the Queens gallery and walked through the exhibition on Cario to Constantinople. Wasn't the best choice, for me that is! I thought there was going to be actual royal things in there, or things of past kings and queens. But it was about royals from the Middle East thousands of years ago, and some gold artifacts. 

After that I went to the Queens Royal Mews which was very cool! I got to see the royals carriages both old and new, and see the Queens horses, stables, etc. The lady working as the tour guide had a familiar accent so I asked where she was from and she said Ontario! It was nice to talk to a person who actually knows where Saskatchewan is for that matter. And it was the first person I have met from North America which was nice! 

I skyped mom from in front of the gates at buckingham palace because I knew she would absolutely love it! My mother is a little crazy and believes that in a past life she was part of the royal family. Like not even kidding you this crazy lady Is convinced and you won't be able to tell her otherwise... The doctors still haven't figured out what's wrong with her... 

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