needless to say there are a million and a half things to see and do in London and my expert guide and I did almost a million of them, trekking halfway across the city (I know we clocked in at at least 6 miles of walking on Sunday alone) to make it to the Victoria and Albert Museum, Big Ben and Parliament, Regents Street, Liberty of London (I'm so in love with this store it's ridiculous!), Tate Modern, National Gallery, Olympia Antiques Fair, Notting Hill and the Queen's birthday parade!
word to the wise - if you're ever in London for the queen's parade, don't bother going early because you won't be able to see anything. give it an hour or so until she comes back down the road after ceremonial procedures and you can have a front row view:
Queenie looking so chipper in her blue (way to call it, Anna!) at 81. her birthday's really in April, but due to terrible British weather conditions she has consistently celebrated on the 2nd Saturday in June.
the princes and Camilla Parker Bowles (who I will claim no relation to once Wills and I are married). whoever let that woman out of the palace in that hat really needs to be shot. I mean, honestly...
such antiquated pomp and circumstance all for one woman, and you have to wonder if she actually really enjoys it all. it's definitely a sight with all the horses, soldiers and formal tradition about it. part of me was in awe of all the show while another side of me was so confused as to what year it was. do heads of state really ride in open carriages in 2008?
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