London

I've always wanted to go to London! Ben was kind enough to let me go w/ my parents while he stayed & watch MJ. It worked out good b/c we didn't want her to miss too much school while my parents where here & we didn't have to find someone to watch the dogs. Plus, Ben got lucky enough to go TDY there a year ago, so he got to go to London on Uncle Sam. For an early birthday gift my parents brought my ticket to London & paid for most of the trip. We flew on RyanAir, my friend's husband calls it the Southwest Air of Europe. We had to be at the airport early! I kissed Ben & MJ good bye & off we went! This was a first time for all three of us to go to London. We were so tried when got there we ate lunch & checked into our nice hotel & took a nap. After we were rested we decided to get on one of those double decker buses & see London. That night we ate near by & went to bed early.

The next morning we got up to go on a guided bus tour. We saw tons of things as you will see below. We got to see where Princess Di & Prince Charles got married (we couldn't take pictures inside the church) & so much of London.
Westchester Abbey: This is where they have changing of the horse guards: They didn't have changing of the foot guard that day so we got to see the changing of the horse guards:

Mom & dad posing w/ one of the guards: Prince Charles & Camilla live in the white palace: Buckingham Palace: The Art Museum: Big Ben: The Eye Of London... it takes 45 minutes to go all the way around:

Our bus made a stop at the London Tower.

Here's where the governor lives: A lot of the people there wear "costumes" there: Where Anne Boleyn was beheaded: Here's where they keep the crown jewels: The London Bridge: We finished out the bus tour w/ a short boat ride. We got back to our room & got ready for dinner.

Doesn't this look like New York?

We decided to go eat in China Town for our last dinner.

Our plane wasn't taken off till the afternoon so we went in search for Paddington Station. Why you might ask? When Ben was in London he wasn't able to get a Paddington Bear for MJ & he made me promise that I would get him one. I told him I would do my best! I also found out that where they also had good old Krispy Kreme donuts! I had dad take the following shot down below b/c Ben did the exact same thing to me while he was there. Don't worry b/c we found the booth & got two bears for her.

And it was good too: I LOVE London! It's SO expensive! I'm not sure if we'll be back even though there's so much I would love to see & do! Maybe if we hit the lottery we might be able to go back!