London is huge. This is a city of 8 million people and you can definitely tell that right away. I have really enjoyed my time but I am ready to relax for a few days. London is not quite laid out how I had imagined. It is very spread out and involves quite a bit of transportation time. Of course with my luck I chose to visit the week that the Tube workers decided to strike. This left me and the rest of London stuck using the bus. No trip on the bus will take less than 30 minutes and for me to go in and out of the city was averaging about an hour. This became very old very quick. Nonetheless I was able to see most of London in my time here but a return trip will definitely be necessary some day.

London has the most incredible museums, nice people, great shopping and fun nightlife. Unfortunately for me, to truly experience London you must have a whole lot of money to burn. Between high prices and a horrible exchange rate I was not able to much besides explore the city and enjoy the free museums. In the end, however, it was a great experience.

Also, I was lucky enough to be here on the Queens official birthday and was able to attend the parade where I saw the royal family. It was a once in a life time experience.

Enjoy the pictures. I fly to Amsterdam in about 13 hours from now. Then I'm home a week from Sunday. Time is ticking away fast. Take care everyone.


View of Big Ben from Trafalgar Square.

Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery.

Me in Trafalgar Square.

The Westminster Abbey.

The Albert Memorial across from Royal Albert Hall.

In the Winchester Gardens.

Winchester Palace.

The Parliament and Big Ben. (The light was perfect when I took these. This is one of my favorites from the whole trip.)

The Parliament and Big Ben.

The London Eye. (As close as I got. It is obscenely expensive to go up in it.)

The London Eye.

St. Paul's Cathedral. This definitely ranks just behind St. Peters in Rome.

The Millennium Bridge leading to St. Paul's.

Dinosaur inside the Natural History Museum. This place is massive and incredibly interesting.

The Rosetta Stone inside the incredible British Museum.

The Tower Bridge.

Shakespeare's Globe Theater.

The view down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace. (Also the parade route.)

The Queens Guards Marching.

Yep, that's the Queen of England. Pretty cool.