You sound like you're from Lonnndonnn.

Sorry for the delay on writing another post, we are having troubles transferring our pictures to the iPad. Matt bought a device called eye-fi that is supposed to send the pictures directly from camera to the pad, but it is not working for us. This makes it more difficult than I thought to keep everyone in the loop! Also, when we checked into our hotel in Paris Matt accidentally left the iPad on the counter. When we noticed it was missing, we immediately went to the desk and asked for it. Luckily, they were nice enough to give it back to us, however someone had put a lock passcode on it. More to come with that story. Anyways- I wanted to update on the rest of our time in London.

Our final day spent in London was wonderful. The attractions I mentioned earlier were a pretty good distance from our hostel, so we decided to rent some bikes! London drivers are not the most patient, and the bike riders immerse themselves amongst the cars. We had quite the adventure weaving through busses, cars and vespas trying to stay alive long enough to see Buckingham Palace. If you are ever in London, we highly recommend taking a bike ride through the city on the streets with the locals :)












Buckingham palace was huge and jam packed with people crowding around the gates watching the guards and the commotion. We were able to squeeze in to see the changing of the guards, which was a great experience! Those silly little men take themselves so seriously ;) I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the pretty princess Kate, or the Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, if you will, but noooo dice.











After seeing Buckingham Palace, we rode through the most beautiful park I have ever seen, Hyde Park. This park is gigantic and filled with beautiful flowers and trees, open spaces and park benches. There were people biking, running, holding hands and having picnics. It was a gorgeous site, and one I will never forget. We rode through Hyde park on our way to see Big Ben; which was indeed, a very large clock. We got to hear Ben's clock chime just as we were biking away which was quite humbling.











Our time ended on the bike rental, so we dropped those off and made the trek back to our hostel by foot. We walked right past the London Eye and the Thames River. Matt, Neil and I stopped for a bite to eat and then we all met back at the hostel to gather our packs and make our way to the airport. Amsterdam!!








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