Fit for a Queen

Day 2 - September 5

Majestic, that's what today was like for us. We spent our whole day at Buckingham Palace, you know, the humble abode of her majesty the queen.

We weren't sure what to expect, but once we got inside it was unreal to think this is where the queen actually lives. We are in her house. Like she is probably up in her room sorting all her crown jewels whilst Prince Phillip sips on scotch in one of his art galleries, you know?! Although her interior design taste might not exactly be my taste, our affection for the color gold is probably spot on. I think this lady is pretty darn awesome, I'm not going to lie, maybe it's because sometimes I imagine that my grams is actually her and we watch old black and white films in the theatre room lounging on red velvet couches, sipping on tea...what? we don't do that at Buckingham Palace? Oh. Guess will just stick to doing that in Edmonton then.

Anyways, doesn't really matter what the stories were they told us in that palace, I was intrigued by the pomp and circumstance of it all. I love to learn more about the ins and outs of the monarchy, to imagine the family sitting down to a casual family dinner together, laughing and letting loose after a long week, to be standing in the same foyer where the duchess stood with her prince after her wedding, to be in the same room where the queen prepared for her coronation in 1953.

We weren't able to take pictures inside, but it was as colourful as the history of the royal family. After we walked through hall after hall after hall, we retired to the courtyard to sit back and have tea in the warm afternoon light.