Westminster Walk

On Friday morning, Laura, Sydney, and I set out to do the Westminster walk. It was absolutely breathtaking to step out of the Westminster tube stop and see Big Ben up close and personal. It was a dream come true for me. We went on the first half of the walk before going on the Globe theatre tour, and it was really fun. We saw most of the government buildings, and we saw the horse guards. We walked through St. James' Square, and wished would have had lunch on the grass. After the tour, we did the second half of the walk. I was fascinated by the Gentlemen's Club area, with all of the extremely ritzy millineries, bars, clubs, and barbershops. I was also intrigued by St. James Palace. It seems deserted, and that makes sense, seeing as it has not been used as a royal residence for quite some time. I got to see  Buckingham Palace up close for the first time, which was amazing. We asked a woman to take our picture,  and after asking us where we were from, she told us she is from Park City. Then, a man walked past and made fun of our excitement, and then laughed and said, "I'm a BYU graduate." It was crazy. There was a group of six of us in front of Buckingham, all with ties to Utah. He even quoted Daniel, saying, "The stone cut out of the mountain, rolling forth..." It was pretty funny. After Buckingham, we finally made it to Westminster. I realized that many of my heroes and heroines are buried there. I certainly hope that I get to take a tour while here. It was really amazing to see it up close. Then, we got some amazing up close view of Parliament. All in all, the walk was a complete success. I really enjoyed being up close to such icon buildings in London.