London - Other Stops and Random Pictures

We also made a stop at the Churchill War Rooms. The door under the black umbrella is the entrance down to the barracks and command post of Winston Churchill during the war. Unfortunately, unless you are very interested in WWII history, it is not somewhere I'd recommend.  It was quite pricey for what you get. I did learn a few things and it was neat to see but wouldn't do it again. I am impressed by how many WWII memorials and other tributes England has to honor the USA for our assistance during that time. 

This war room is located a block from Buckingham palace.

The rooms were left as they were when the war ended. 

Churchill plotted routes and borders with pins on the map. We were told these maps were as they were left in their original state.

One morning we took a stroll through Hyde Park to reach Kensington Gardens and Kensington Palace. I was really hoping we'd see Prince William, Kate, baby George or Prince Harry but we had no such luck.  It was a massive operation but still more accessible than I would've expected.

The formal entrance from the park. 

The entrance from the backside which is where the employees entered and guards stood by.

I found a lot of peculiar things in London that I decided I'd try to capture. Some of which were more odd than others but none the less, they were true to London so I wanted to remember them. I found these attached to the back of every theater seat.  Not a bad idea just not quite how we do it in the states but I did see people using them. 

Trouser Press

I had never seen a fork like this one. It came in handy though when trying to scoop up ice cream. 

Yes, it's true...they drink warm soda. Well, they call it fizzy drink but either way, it is absolutely disgusting when it's warm.

What's a trip to London without a picture by a telephone booth!?!

We were underground pros by the second day. It was amazing sometimes how far underground were really were. Sometimes it felt like we walked for miles before we'd get to our connection or before we could come up to reach street level. 

There were several plaques like this that lined the pathway from Buckingham Palace through the nearby park. They are one of several ways to commemorate and remember Princess Diana.

We stopped by a local grocery store and picked up a few unusual candies to bring home for the boys. I must admit that Cadbury milk chocolate in the UK tastes better than chocolate in the states. It was SO creamy and straight goodness!!