Pure Royalty

On our day off from class a few of my flat mates and I decided to step into the life of royalty and tour Buckingham Palace. We reserved tickets in advance to see the Royal Wedding dress, which is only on display until the first week in October. Upon entering the Palace, every guest receives an audio headset that gives information about all the rooms that are visited. At first, the tour reminded me of the White House tour that I went on with my family in second grade; however, even the White House could not compare when it came to decorations and architecture. Each room had at least one chandelier with hundreds of crystals sparkling in the light. There were jewels throughout the entire palace and the Mosaic Egg, Royal Faberge Exhibition was phenomenal. Throughout the tour I couldn't stop thinking that I know a Princess, who would fit in here, right Pooj?  Additionally, each stateroom was adorned with beautiful pieces of artwork along walls. As I listened to the audio, I became more interested in all the Paintings and really wished that I had taken an Art History class at some point in my life. When I reached the stateroom that displayed the Duchess of Cambridge's Wedding Dress, I stood in awe. Every girl dreams of her Wedding Day, from the location, to the flowers, and the man waiting down the aisle, but I cannot picture ever getting married into the Royal Family at Westminster Abbey!

The dress was even more magnificent in person. The intricate details of the dress were so breath taking that it took everyone about 20 minutes to walk around the display. Seeing the dress has already been one of the my top highlights here in London! By the end of the tour, once we reached the Gardens we were finally allowed to take pictures!

 

Spending the morning at Buckingham Palace was such an amazing opportunity that only made me fall more in love with London.  The final highlight of the trip was while exiting the property we were able to do something that I have always wanted... take a picture with a Bobby!!

That night I had a field trip for my British Life & Cultures Class. My Professor told us to meet him at the Chalk Tube Station, where most of us thought he would bring us to a Pub. Instead we got a nice workout walking up Primrose Hill to the most amazing view of the entire City! 

 

I am excited to spend my last weekend before a long stretch of traveling by sightseeing around London as well as celebrating my twentieth birthday!