So, we finally made it to see (sort of) the changing of the guard at Buckingham. We arrived exactly on time which was late because the crowds were so big that we could not see much. The process takes 30 minutes and we lasted about 15 before we decided to head to see the Mews. As we were walking, I thought I recognized a song that the band (they had a band playing almost the whole time during the ceremony). I could have sworn it was the theme song from Hawaii 5-O. But that seemed wrong, so I chalked it up to bad memory. Then as we kept walking, the band began to play Thriller. Now there was no mistaking that. I actually saw one of the tourists doing the “claw” move in the dance. That seemed so odd to me to be playing Thriller at the changing of the guard.
Since we had all of our tickets stamped when we came to Buckingham a few weekends ago, we could get into the palace, gallery & Mews for a year. Since we had not seen the Mews, we decided to go check it out. The Mews is where the Royal carriages & horses are kept. We got our recorders and got to see and learn about the various carriages used by the royals over the years. We saw the carriage Lady Di & Prince Charles used as well as the one that Kate Middleton & Prince William used last April. We also got to draw our own carriages and decorate them in the kids room. And we even got to see some horses which of course both girls loved.
Then since we were in the city, we made a visit to the TFL lost and found to see if anyone had turned Emily’s coat in (she had left her fleece on the train one of the times we went to the city). Unfortunately, it was not turned in so. Then we headed to the tube station to return one of our Oyster cards (I kept one just in case Scott ever needs it when he goes to London for meetings). Then we returned home.
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