london: buckingham palace

i am by no means a monarchist, and hadn't put a visit to the queen's pad as high on my list. however, on our first day to central london my wife's whole family came out so we did the tour of the big tourist sites.

it is a bit strange standing at the gates of buckhingham palace, as though you're a figure in a children's book about london. what i mean is that it is very unreal standing in front of these monumental institutions.

here's a shot of some of the decoration surrounding the roundabout that passes in front of the palace.

and here's a shot of the fountain in front of the palace. intimidating figure.

and don't be fooled by the machine guns that the queen's guardsmen carry. they're slow.

a few days later, when the sky was moody and we were getting lost, we stumbled upon the queen's horse guard's palace. after coming off of a busy london street you walk into the wide expanse where the guards practice horse riding and all that. i love that sky.

{November 17, 2004 01:18 PM}