Sunday was Mother's Day (U.S., not U.K.) and we started the day by going out for the full English breakfast, since out hotel serves a mini version. Mandy treated, said it was my Mother's Day Brunch (my apologies to all of my usual Mother's Day Brunch guests).
After breakfast we went to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard. Luckily we got there 90 minutes early and got a good spot on the stairs. There were so many people there! And it was the hottest day so far with strong sun, no clouds and no breeze. I was outside all day and actually got a sunburn.
After the ceremony Mandy went to study and I was planning to take the train to Greenwich, where time begins. However the train was not running that day, so I changed plans and decided to go to Madame Tussaud's. I got on the tube, and changed plans again by getting off at Picadilly Circus since I hadn't seen it yet. It was supposed to be a quick stop but I decided to get on one of the London tour buses, and lo and behold the bus tour also included a river cruise and the river boat just happened to go to Greenwich! My lucky day! So I got a great tour of London on the top of a double decker bus, out in the sun, hence more sunburn - and a trip to Greenwich. It was a long walk from the boat dock to the top of the hill where the Greenwich Observatory is, and I only had one hour until the last boat was leaving. So I walked through town, then through a beautiful hilly park and up to the Observatory. The view was spectacular and the Prime Meridian line and clock were there. Quick look, took photos then walked back and made it just in time to get on the last boat. Success!
Oh yeah, about the dress I bought in Notting Hill. I wore it on Sunday because it was so cool and summery and cute. Well, it started falling apart after Mandy and I went our separate ways, and continued to fall apart all throughout the day. So here I was, all over the city in a dress that was coming apart. Luckily I had on leggings and a tank top under it, but I wonder what all the comments were behind my back that day.
4 comments:
I forgot you were going to bw gone for MD--that must have been nice not having to prepare for your huge feast tho' for a change!
I was so nervous people were going to just show up for brunch, just out of habit. Luckily I didn't have to whip up some french toast!
oh no, now there is photographic evidence that i wore the same thing 2 days in a row.
At least your dress didn't fall apart that day.
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