Just Another Stroll in London

We were in London by 11:15am this morning to try and witness the changing of the guards at the Buckingham Palace. We weren't too successful. When we got there, there were loads of people standing around and filling up the sidewalks. The streets were also blocked off. A parade came by, with a marching band and guards following, but we were so far away and at a bad angle that we could not see anything, so we decided to cut that short and head over to Park Lane to d some car spotting. We walked, and walked, and walked, and got a fair share of exotic cars. We also browsed through a couple parking garages to see what we could find there. We didn't really see much out of the ordinary, just a few Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, and tons of Bentley's. But, we did catch one bog fish today. While we were walking, Chris managed to spot, from about a block away, a Bugatti Veyron sitting behind another car. I have no idea how, but I guess his senses were tingling and he could smell it in the air. We also saw a couple Audi R8's, a Lotus 7, and a couple Lotus Elise's and Exige's. And tons of Aston Martins, they were everywhere. After we did this, we stopped at Mulligan's for lunch, but we did not eat there. They were closed unfortunately, but we did find another pub called "The King's Head". We both had an amazing club sandwich, it was huge and delicious. After lunch, we went and checked out a small dealership that had a Mclaren GTR, and a couple Formula 1 cars for sale. We then headed to the science museum to see a new exhibit that explains how technology invented in Formula 1 has been used in other field such as the military, medicine, and other sports such as cycling. After the museum we went over to the Tower of London, which was an awesome site. It was just amazing. To see how well they have kept some of the artifacts from the 1600's were really great to see, which included many things from Henry VIII's collection of armor and various weapons, even guns. The Tower of London is also home to the Crown Jewels of England. They had jewels as early as the 1600's, all the way into the 1930's. The amazing thing was the quality everything was kept at. Unless someone told you their age, you would think it was all relatively young jewelery and dishes. After the Tower of London, we went on a little walking tour that followed the murders of Jack the Ripper. We had a great guide, he really got into the characters of their time and was good at painting the picture of what happened during that time. By the time we finished the tour, the sun was already going down. We came back to a nice stir fry dinner and we are tired. We both have been on our feet all day, but tomorrow will be another long day. We'll be going to an airshow that is held at the facility "Top Gear" is filmed at. We'll hopefully get to see some car demonstrations and some aerobatic performances by the Red Arrows.