Our first stop was the Royal Mews. We saw a few of the horses used to draw the carriages, the carriages themselves, and the Bentley that the present queen doesn't like. We also saw the golden carriage. What an awesome sight that was!! This carriage is only used for coronations. The queen is only pulled by the white horses.
The second stop was the Queen's Gallery. Beautiful porcelain vases, "useful" tableware, oil paintings by the most famous artists, unique clocks, and some jewels made up the display in the Gallery. Unfortunately, we couldn't take any pictures.
Our next stop was a long way up the street to the Wellington Arch.
After viewing the Arch we walked down the street to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch. As we were walking down th
e street we came upon a building with flowers growing out of it (or so it seemed). It was really felt tacked to a wall with a soaker hose woven in it, and little pockets cut in the felt to hold dirt and plants. Beth wants to build one at her house.
e street we came upon a building with flowers growing out of it (or so it seemed). It was really felt tacked to a wall with a soaker hose woven in it, and little pockets cut in the felt to hold dirt and plants. Beth wants to build one at her house. After lunch we began our trek home. The Underground from Buckingham to Waterloo was PACKED like way too many sardines in a can. We decided that we weren't sardines, so we took the long way around to get to Waterloo.
I counted stair steps today and the total was: 363. Wow, no wonder our knees and ankles hurt! I really don't think I have much of a knee problem anymore.
Every year when we have our sister trips, each sister gets a nickname. Can you guess which sister has the following nickname? Mama Duck, Minnie, Mole, and Ping.
Tomorrow is our last day of site-seeing and we are going to Oxford. A fitting end since most of us are teachers!
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