This morning we took Bus#52 from our street, and it dropped us off right next to Buckingham Palace. We staked out a spot against the fence right next to the gate an hour before the changing of the guard. By the time the ceremony began the crowd behind us was pressing in. I was amazed at the number of people trying to get a view. I was able to video the ceremony through the fence, but we had arms reaching between us and over our heads trying to do the same thing. We enjoyed watching the change of guard and listening to the band play. It is something you do once, and then never again. My legs cramped up from standing for so long. After the ceremony we walked around the Memorial and up the Mall to Trafalgar Square. We found an Italian restaurant and sat down to eat Margherita brick-oven pizza, Bruschetta, and Penne pasta. We boarded the Big Bus close to the restaurant and rode to St. Paul's Cathedral. We did a walking tour of the immense church. Jeffrey and I took the 528 steps to the top to take in a view of London. My right leg just about gave out on my way down. We hopped on another bus to Waterloo Station. I tried to book tickets for the London Eye online, but I couldn't get it to work. We walked to the ticket booth, and they were kind enough to give us three tickets for the price of two - so it worked out better. We walked right on without waiting in line. The ride took about 30 minutes, and we enjoyed it very much. We stopped for ice cream cones and then returned home.
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