Today we went to the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace. It takes about 45 minutes and thousands of people gather at the fence and on the statue across the street from it. We got there about an hour before and were just one person from the fence and had a pretty good view for getting there that late. I have to admit that if anyone ask me if they should go see it, I would say "No way". It was slow, boring, and the band played show tunes - My Fair Lady and the theme from James Bond, for 2. While they were playing they just slid in the changing of the 4 guards. I think we could have spent our time in a better way. After that was over we went to meet John and Maria at the Convent Garden Market. It is a huge shopping center with store fronts and open air stalls. It has been a market since the 1630's. It was great fun and finally found some bargains. We were close enough to our hotel to walk home, so we turned in our Oyster Cards (for the Tube) and got a refund. We sure couldn't do that in Washington D.C.We are spending the evening packing and repacking to try to keep our checked luggage under 50 pounds. I think we are just about there. We leave here at 4:30 in the morning and fly out at 8:30 AM. We are going to be exhausted by the time we reach Seattle and are looking forward to our own beds and having ice in our drinks again. I post again probably on Sunday with more pictures. Good night to everyone!!
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