London....

We arrived in London yesterday, excited and ready to go! Today after breakfast we took the underground and walked around Harrod's, which had some shoes that really tempted me.....love the styles here! We walked to Buckingham Palace and saw the guards out with the whole band getting ready because the President of Turkey was in town. The band was all decked out in their fancy uniforms and furry hats! Walked on to Trafalgar Square and I got a picture with my favorite lions that I saw last time! Was extremely happy about that, even though it took me 4 tries to climb up on its back since it was so tall! We went in to the National Gallery and saw quite a few paintings from Rembrandt, Renoir, Degas, Monet, Raphael, etc. it was so cool to see paintings that were hundreds of years old! Then we walked down to the Thames and crossed a huge bridge that gave us a great view of Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and houses of Parliament, the London Eye and the London Aquarium. After that we walked back up and across the Westminster Bridge to get a close up of Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Lastly we went and saw the Tower of London and London Bridge. Such awesome pieces of history, and we learned that the Tower of London was first started around 1077! Finished up with dinner at a local restaurant, and got asked out by an Italian. Perfect ending! Tomorrow we hope to see the stadium where Chealsea FC plays (yay!), see St Paul's Cathedral (because I'm weird and that's where they fed the birds in Mary Poppins), and visit the British Museum! Gonns try and fit some shopping in too! :)