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Queen’s Guard Tower Of London

The Tower of London had much more to see and do than I expected. We stopped by one afternoon and pretty much stayed there until it closed and they kicked us out. When I go back to London this might very well be one of the first places I stop.

Queen’s Guard Tower Of London

I spent time in the military and I am thankful that it was not as proper and polished as these guards where at the Tower of London. I can not imagine what it would be like to serve at a place like this, putting up with tourists day in and day out. Though the crown jewels are kept here so there are some actual things that need guarding.

Platform 9¾ At King’s Cross Station London

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Platform 9¾ At King’s Cross Station London

Joyce enjoyed visiting Platform 9¾ At King’s Cross Station London where visitors can have a photo op with a trolley stuck to the wall. There is also a Harry Potter located there as well so you can stock up on wands and such.

Be prepared to wait in a line if you’d like to take a photo with the cart. On the day we went the wait was about 45 minutes. There are people there to give you a scarf for whatever house you’d like and they will also fling it so it looks like it is flying in the picture. You do have a chance to buy a photo they took but there was zero sales pressure. Well worth a visit for you Harry Potter fans!

Crowd At Buckingham Palace

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While in London we felt obligated to witness of the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Our visit was during October and the crowd was still pretty big. Having been our first time we were not sure where to find a place to stand but still managed to see a fair bit of the ritual.

Keep in mind if you go that there is no ideal spot as so much happens it is impossible to see it all.

Click here to learn about the schedule of the changing of the guard.

Skull With Lizard At The British Museum

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Today’s travel snapshot is from The British Museum, just look at the detail on that thing!

Japanese Battle Helmet At The British Museum

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Japanese battle helmet

This is a 17th Century Japanese helmet that is part of the British Museum’s collection.

For me it was fascinating to see this ancient armor (or armour) close up. Does it look familiar to you? This style of helmet was where George Lucas drew inspiration from for Darth Vader.

This was just one tiny example of the amazing things to be discovered at The British Museum. We spent two full days there and I doubt we saw it all. And that was just in the free exhibits, not the special ones that required an added entrance fee.

Rabbits Hanging At London’s Borough Market

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Borough Market was a frequent stop for us when we spent the month of October 2013 in London. It was right across the street from a major underground train station and had plenty of different kinds of food to share.

We did not buy any rabbits though as we are used to our meat coming already to cook.