Change the Guard - he's tired. . .

Off to see the changing of the guard and to find some fish and chips.

Cyn and I at Guard Change

I was very surprised that the music the "guards"  marched to was so "non-formal."   I expected strong and serious, instead, it sounded like a circus was parading by. 
Yum, fish and chips with viniger and peas.  Forgot to get the mushy peas, still very good.

Our Fish and Chips

After the changing of the guard and the fish and chips, we strolled though St. James garden in front of Buckingham palace along the Mall heading towards the Hourse Guard.  We were pleasantly suprised by the amount of bird species in the park. We even saw a Magpie. Cyndi made friends with some pigeons--they even sat on her hand.

Moi At Gardens

The gardens ended at the Horse Guard.  The guards there are more impressive than the guards at Buckingham Palace.  Their uniforms are amaizing and the horses are pure strength and beauty.  They almost seem fake, even the horses don't move.  My picture doesn't do justice to how amazing they look.

Horse Guard

After that we walked towards the Eye (the big ferris-wheel).  I tried to convince Cyn that we had to get on it, but she wouldn't do it.  The problem is that it moves very slowly, so you're at the top for a long time. We wonderred around the area and explored the amazing buildings.  Next, we got back on the Underground and went to Picadilly Circus--not impressed.  Could be because there was major construction, but it just seemed lame to us.

Magpie

Cyn's Pigeons