FREE DAY Friday, July 12th

On Friday we had the pleasure of having class cancelled to explore London and fit in some last minute tourist desires. I started my morning with the changing of the guard. Buckingham palace was PACKED with it being a Friday morning. I love that London is so true to their history and continues traditions with such order. The one thing I didn’t like about the changing of the guard is that most of the excitement happens inside the gates and I was too far away to see inside. With Kate’s baby on the way the park next to Buckingham Palace is FILLED with media tents excitingly awaiting Kate to go into labor!!! Royal baby fever….. After the changing of the guard I went on a walk through Green and Hyde Park, the weather was beautiful and it was the perfect end to the morning. That afternoon we took a tube, train, and bus and finally ended at……… HARRY POTTER STUDIOS!!!!!!! It was literally the coolest thing I have ever done. They had all the sets from the movie, the costumes, movies explaining how they made harry potter and all sorts of interactive stuff. Such a cool experience!!!!!!