We started off our second day in London with ideal weather conditions! There was not a cloud in the sky and the temperature was perfect. We continued our tour of London by coach (bus) with a rather funny chap named Barry; he was our tour guide. We first stopped at St. Paul's Cathedral, which is much larger than Westminster Abbey. (St. Paul's is the People's church and The Abbey is the Royal's church.) During the Air Battle of London During World War II, the British people always used the dome of St. Paul's as a morale booster. They believed if the dome of St. Paul's continued to withstand the bombing then so would London and the rest of England. I had to wait forever for the Hawaiians to get out of the way so I could get my picture taken. We left St. Paul's headed through St. James Park and down the Mall to of Buckingham Palace. On our journey to the Palace we saw Clarence House and St. James Palace. We arrived at Buckingham palace just in time to catch the end of the changing of the guard. Buckingham Palace was absolutely beautiful! It is much larger in real life. Next, we headed to HM The Queen's home away from home, Windsor Castle. I napped on the 30 minute coach ride out of London. The Castle was much larger than Buckingham Palace. It had a very mid-evil feel. While there was saw the state apartments, some of the grounds, and St. George's chapel. Inside St. George's we saw the tomb of HRH Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother; and Henry VIII. The inside of the chapel looked like small carbon copy of Westminster Abbey. The village around the castle was very quaint and charming! Then, we headed back to London to eat Shepherd's pie at a local pub. We then toured Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, and Leciester Square. We had fun climbing the lion statues in Trafalgar Square. Today was the day "Le Fleur," the crazy Hawaiian group leader, started to correct the tour guide and make many loud and obnoxious scenes. On our bus ride she corrected John David on the pronunciation on the pickle shaped tower called Gerkin, not the Jerkin.
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