Walk #2: Westminster and St. Jame's

The Group: Catherine, Me, Emily and our photographer- Corey! In front of Westminster Abbey

Once upon a time it was very cold outside. What we assumed would be a perfect evening stroll around Westminster and St. James turned out to be a torturous, dark, and chilling experience. Okay, it really was not that bad-- it just was not as fun as our earlier sunny park stroll through a park. I'm not going to lie and say that we took our time and paid attention to the details like we should have because we didn't. The wind was blowing hard, I was in a dress and flip flops, and so we power walked (literally... we were sore the next day) through this walk.

I had seen Big Ben, Parliament, and Westminster up close before but what a sight to see. With the sun setting and few cars on the road, it was the perfect picture opportunity. So alas, we each took our own picture with Ben!

It was fun to visit these sites and see the aftermath of the Royal Wedding. It had been a bank holiday the past few days so I suspected that a lot of the trash had not been picked up because few had been back to work. A lot of the walk was closed as well due to the Wedding so we took many detours to try to get back on track. Buckingham Palace was as beautiful as ever, especially with so few people around. The fountain was lit up too and really showcased its beauty.

After the walk was finished, I came to the conclusion that Parliament is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. The first time I saw it I was almost moved to tears. You just don't find building built with such intricacy and beauty in the United States!