London School of Economics- We checked out LSE! Such a beautiful school in the middle of busy London! So glad we made this stop before we headed to the Tower of London. The Tower of London- We went to the Historical Royal Palace/ Tower of London. This is where we saw the crown jewels and ate lunch at a pretty inn by a marina. By the time we were done touring the Royal Palace, it was time to go back to the hotel and take a "recharge" before mom and I went to see...

Today was a full day of exploring the great city of London, England! Changing of the Guards- The first thing my mom and I did today was head to Buckingham Palace to watch the 11:00am "changing of the guards" ceremony. Two musical bands and countless British guards marched around and into the gates of the palace. We couldn't see the ceremony fully, but music, marching, and horses were involved! After we walked down the Hall and talked to a mounted policeman ridi...

Today, we (my parents and I) arrived in the London Heathrow Airport at 11:00am (UK time). We checked in to the JW Marriott called Grovsvenor House on Park Lane. We had a couple of hours to kill before we could check into our hotel so we went up to the concierge lounge for a real English tea! We had English Breakfast tea, scones with "clotted cream", and lots of other treats. We were all desperately trying to fight our jet lag. After we checked into our hotel room...