Soho, Buckingham and Wanderings

Today we ventured out of our neighborhood which meant trying out the public transport.  We bought our oyster card and firstly tested out the Underground.  It was fairly easy to navigate even for me, the lines were color coded and everything was clearly signed. 

Our first stop was Piccadilly Circus.  Wow was my first impression.  The architecture was stunning.  We wandered through Soho, not much happening but it was early Sunday morning and then headed to the West End theatre district. So much to look at.  We continued to Trafalgar Square and then headed to Buckingham Palace.  The road to the palace was blocked to traffic (only on Sundays) so we were able to walk the long road to the entrance. 

The Palace did  not  disappoint.  It is smaller than it looks on TV but it was captivating.   We were surprised at the crowds, not as many as we thought which made getting to the gate quite easy.  We watched the guards and were fortunate enough to see them move.  One changed his rifle position and the other paced up and down a few times to stretch his legs.  No one can stand still for long periods of time so it was nice to see they had permission to stretch although the one that paced had a very odd marching style, it was far from polished, more like a tired drunken soldier.  It was hilarious.

We were quite far from our hotel so we caught a double decker bus back.  Top deck, front row. 
We again paid homage to our local and I even tried an English beer.  I couldn't finish it so Sean obliged of course.

Another long day, sore feet but well worth it.

PS.  The sun was out today.  Yay!!

PSS.  A plate of fish and chips costs $30.  It is cheaper to eat foreign food than English food.

2019-09-08 - Soho, Buckingham + Wanderings