Continuing on our exploration of the area around the hotel, we found ourselves at Buckingham Palace. There was quite a crowd around the palace so we knew we were at the right place. The size of the place is amazing (not quite Versailles but very big). We were walking around the fence trying to get a good look at the palace and found a spot where we could see the guard. We didn't get to see the the changing of the guards but while we were walking around the area, Greg and I spotted some horses off in the distance. We found Casey and rushed to see the guards on horseback go by. They were quite amazing. I think I found out later that these were actually the house guards. They paraded around the circle in front of the palace and headed towards the back of the house.
I loved the statue of Queen Victoria. This statue was immense. There were also huge stone lions surrounding the statue in front of Buckingham Palace. After a bit of time at Buckingham Palace we decided to walk through a nearby park. It was St. James park and was very pretty. There were pelicans that were completely comfortable with all of the people in the park and lots of swans and ducks. I loved that London has a number of beautiful parks in the city.
The day is still not done. More to come.
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