Day 2 and 3- London

Thursday, August 26, 2010
Today was a long day. So was everyday but still. Our feet feel like they are going to fall off. The first thing we did today was hop on the “tube” (subway) and went to the train station to find out what time our train leaves tomorrow. We are going to Stonehenge, Bath, and Oxford tomorrow. Once we got done there, we went to Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guards which was supposed to start at 11:30. We got there at 11:15 and waited for at least an hour. Nothing happened. Then we looked at the sign that said “The Changing of the Guards happens every day from spring to autumn except for rare exceptions.” Turns out that “rare exceptions” means every even day. Today happens to be an even day. Go figure. After that, we went to the Tower of London and took a guided tour through the grounds. The guy talked about all the people that had been beheaded there in the 1600- 1700’s. Our next stop was Harrods (the world’s largest department store)! Although we only bought gifts for some of my cousins, it was still fun. We mostly just played in the toy department. Very fun if I do say so myself! We searched the town for hours before finding a place to eat. In the end, the place we settled upon is called McDonalds. So American… In all, I would say it was an okay day. Yesterday was better but we still had fun today. Tomorrow can’t get here soon enough. Sitting in the hot springs in the town of Bath sounds like heaven. For those of you who are wondering, London time is 6 hours ahead of Texas time. And the temperature is about 50- 60 degrees and rainy. It is absolutely nothing like Texas weather.
-The Lindners

P.S. Yesterday we went to the Westminster Abbey, to the National Galleries where we saw some pretty (old) pictures painted by Picasso, Van Gogh, Renoir, and such. Then we stumbled upon a restraint owned by the Texans where we met two English girls that are now out “besties”. One played golf at Baylor even though she was born in England. Small world. We spent the whole day hanging out with them and living like locals do. They took us to a local garden and pub. It was an amazing day.