It's a Big World....: ....He's Gone!

Our second and last day in London and surrounding areas was a fun one! We started the morning at a streetside cafe with a traditional English breakfast...beans included! Grilled tomato, too. Then it was a stroll through the streets, with a side stop at Harrod's, one of my favorite stores on the planet. We continued on past red phone booths, bakeries, beautiful buildings and of course, through Hyde Park, until we reached our morning's main destination.....Buckingham Palace. Despite arriving 45 minutes prior to the changing of the guards, the tourists were packed in, waiting to see the festivities. My guys jumped up on the wall to claim a bird's eye view, but we still could not see on the other side of the fence surrounding the palace. We did get to see the bands, enjoy the music and people watch. (By the way, the first time Keith and I went to London and we went to Buckingham for the changing of the guard, we saw the Queen and her hubby, exiting the gates in their fancy car! And yes, she was doing the famous straight hand wave!)

Then it was on to Twickenham Stadium for the big game....England vs. Scotland in a Six Nations match. (Wasn't that the point of the whole trip anyway???) Only Keith and Sam had tickets, but Jake and I went along for the ride and to check out tailgating, British style. It was a fun and festive atmosphere. Obvious that the Brits enjoy their rugby, their beer and their sausage! More people watching was in order at this venue....

Jake and I went back into town while the rugby game was going on. I gave Jake the choice of destinations since he had never been to London. He chose Madame Toussad's Wax Museum!! Woo hoo! We had fun "meeting" the stars and royalty. What an afternoon!

We met Keith and Sam at Covent Gardens for dinner and then headed back to the hotel...our London getaway was over! The next morning we arrived at the airport....Jake's gate to board his plane for Houston just happened to be next to ours for Doha! It was sad to see him off, but we had a wonderful time together. Who could ask for more??!!