Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Hogwarts Awaits!


Today was a simple, relaxing day in London.  We started it off by grabbing breakfast and eating outside Buckingham Palace while waiting to see the changing of the guards.  Although we saw the bands and guards approach, we were too far away to see what was actually going on inside the gates.  We hadn't realized how many people would show up to see the tradition.  Afterwards, we wandered to a new area of the city to find a bookstore, both in need of new books for the final days and plane ride home.  After shopping for awhile, we settled in a Starbucks to charge our phones and read.  We ate lunch there and then left to fully shop.  We found quite a few cute shops along the way, spending a couple hours exploring the area.  We finally settled at a diner to eat burgers and milkshakes, very American, but something we hadn't had yet on this trip.  We ended the night at Kings Cross Station, getting tickets for our express train to the airport in two days and then taking pictures at platform 9 and 3/4.  So goodbye London, we're off to Hogwarts!  Tomorrow we plan to read in the park some more and catch the USA vs. Germany game at a bar or pub for dinner.  Then we'll pack up and turn in early to depart for home Friday morning.

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