Happy Pioneer Day! I'm so grateful for the early saints who sacrificed everything to heed the prophet's voice and head to Zion. Many of the early members of the church came from England so it's neat to be here and remember them today.
We took the Tube into London this morning where we finally got to see Big Ben! The clock tower is huge and the surrounding/connecting building is so intricate! It's incredible! We took a walking tour called "This is London" where we basically just got introduced to the city. It was really neat! We got to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The Queen was in the Palace today!
After our walking tour we ate lunch at a fun chain store called Pret A Manger. They had all kinds of sandwiches, salads, and fruits to choose from! Then we sat in the park for a bit before going to Hamleys. Hamley's is a 7 story toy store that the little boys loved! They found some neat remote control cars that can race on the ceiling so they were pretty excited about that!
When we finally left Hamleys we took a double decker bus over to the London Eye! There was a huge line, but since Dad had bought tickets online we got to bypass most of the crowd and basically walked right on! We rode to the top and were able to see out across the whole area around. It was amazing!
Afterwards we ate outside by the harbor at a Dim Sum place called Ping Pong! It was fun to try lots of different dishes and share them up.
Then we went over to the Tower of London for the Ceremony of the Keys! The ceremony of the keys is when they lock up the tower and the exact same ceremony has been happening every night for 700 years! They've never missed a night and were only late once, when London was being bombed during WW2. It was really fun to be at the tower at night and see the white tower all lite up! The tower bridge and many of the iconic landmarks have been lite up in blue to celebrate Will and Kate's baby boy!
Then we took the Tube home and headed to bed!
We took the Tube into London this morning where we finally got to see Big Ben! The clock tower is huge and the surrounding/connecting building is so intricate! It's incredible! We took a walking tour called "This is London" where we basically just got introduced to the city. It was really neat! We got to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The Queen was in the Palace today!
After our walking tour we ate lunch at a fun chain store called Pret A Manger. They had all kinds of sandwiches, salads, and fruits to choose from! Then we sat in the park for a bit before going to Hamleys. Hamley's is a 7 story toy store that the little boys loved! They found some neat remote control cars that can race on the ceiling so they were pretty excited about that!
When we finally left Hamleys we took a double decker bus over to the London Eye! There was a huge line, but since Dad had bought tickets online we got to bypass most of the crowd and basically walked right on! We rode to the top and were able to see out across the whole area around. It was amazing!
Afterwards we ate outside by the harbor at a Dim Sum place called Ping Pong! It was fun to try lots of different dishes and share them up.
Then we went over to the Tower of London for the Ceremony of the Keys! The ceremony of the keys is when they lock up the tower and the exact same ceremony has been happening every night for 700 years! They've never missed a night and were only late once, when London was being bombed during WW2. It was really fun to be at the tower at night and see the white tower all lite up! The tower bridge and many of the iconic landmarks have been lite up in blue to celebrate Will and Kate's baby boy!
Then we took the Tube home and headed to bed!
This is London walk. Bottom right is Buckingham Palace.
Shopping
London Eye
Top: Tower of London, Middle Left: London Eye Pier, Middle Right: Tower Bridge lit up blue for the royal baby, Bottom Left: The Shard, Bottom Right: London Eye
