Westminster Abbey, London

SINCE IT WAS OUR LAST DAY IN LONDON, we wanted to cover as much as we could... and so our walk continued on from St. James Park to Westminster Abbey.... and one famous icon that Aaron mentioned we must take a picture like this.... below....

Iconic scene of London.... 

Must not leave London without taking this picture, so he said... LOL.... 

As we walked to the Abbey, this is the surrounding scenery... 

It was a Sunday and people just love the sun!

But I took this picture hiding from the sun!  LOL... 

Big Ben at the background... 

The Westminster Abbey against the sun... 

Every year Westminster Abbey welcomes over one million visitors who want to explore 

this 700 year old building... It is open from Monday till Saturday but on Sunday, 

it is only open to those who want to worship.... 

So we just stayed around the vicinity before we walked on... 

Next time we must go and visit on a non-Sunday... 

Forgot what building this is... 

It is just opposite the Westminster Abbey... 

Before we walked on, we need some refreshment for energy... 

One last panorama view before we proceeded on to 

River Thames!

St James Park, Central Of London

FROM THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE, we walked to St. James Park which is nearby.  First thing first, we looked for the restroom and we have to fork out 20 pence to use them.  Well, we do not mind paying as long as the toilets are well kept and clean and that was exactly what they are.  With the hot weather looming above us, we got some lemonade to quench our thirst and we were amazed by the crowd who were out on this beautiful Sunday...

St James Park is a 23 hectare park situated in the City of Westminster, Central London and it is bounded by Buckingham Palce to the west, the Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east and Birdcage Walk to the south.  The park has a small lake with two islands, West Island and Duck Island... 

One side was facing the London Eye... 

And the other side is called the Duck Island... 

no wonder there are families of ducks swimming in this beautiful lake... 

And the crowd like us who are crossing over the small bridge... 

A zooming angle of the scenery in front of us .... 

And this looks like a fairy tale castle.... 

Scenery on the other side where the ducks were enjoying their dips... 

And not forgetting our little poses as we walked along ..... 

And also spending some time taking a "breather" at the park.... 

Buckingham Palace And Hyde Park, London

FROM CAMDEN MARKET, WE ADJOURNED VIA SUBWAY TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE... Another one place I have visited since the 1980s!  I could still remember the Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park.... nothing much has changed and since it was a Sunday, the roads were closed from cars and it was a very long walk for the three of us.  This is the day that we broke our record... Walking! My son told me that we have walked around 14km on this very last day in London..... Oh me Oh my!

Reaching Hyde Park first... many were already basking under the sun...

Deck chairs were provided and we could rent it by the hour.... to sunbath... 

But of course, we being Asians do not sunbath... we run away from the sun if possible! 

In front of Buckingham Palace.... The sun was glaring at us!

Panorama view of the Palace... 

Royal Park... 

Around the vicinity of the Buckingham Palace and Royal Park.. 

To mark our presence, we did a tip toe pose... 

Takes two to tango... 

And the beautiful landscape around the Park...

The many poses of Reanaclaire... 

hmmmm... ladies!! 

Spread my arms out wide... to fly... 

To... St James Park!

Wish I could fly... YES!