Allie In London!

Last weekend Allie came to London to visit. We had a lot of fun and I got to do a lot of the things that I hadn't had a chance to do yet.

Allie's first day in we went shopping for a bit in Oxford Street (before all the shops were vandalized by the student protestors!) then took the tube down to The City to see St. Pauls, the Millennium Bridge, The Tate, Thames, Tower of London, Tower Bridge and London Bridge.

The London Skyline at night

Walking across tower bridge

The next day we got up early to walk through St. James Park and Green Park to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. It was certainly an event! I can't believe they do all they did every other day.

The band of guards playing Beatles songs!

Afterwards Viveca and I walked Allie over to Westminster Abbey so she could take the tour. Since we had already been when Viveca's mom visited, we opted out and walked around by myself. We met back up afterwards and crossed the river to see Parliament, Big Ben, The Eye, and the Thames Christmas market! Then we met up with a friend of Allie's brother who walked us to Trafalgar Square to the National Gallery and to Leicester Square.

The next day we decided to go to Madame Tussaud's which was a hoot! Here are Allie and Viveca posing with some miscellaneous celebrities...

Allie and JT

Viveca and George, hamming it up

Whoopi being sassy

Forget Kate- Prince William has a new girl!

After the wax museum we walked to Abbey Road to take the obvious tourist photos and see Abbey Road Studios. Unfortunately, it was dark (even though it was only 4) and our pictures didn't turn out so well. At least we got to see a nice area of London (St. John's Wood). We then took the tube over to Notting Hill to get dinner and to see the area. After dinner we walked from Notting Hill through Kensington, South Kensington, and Knigtsbridge, and through Hyde Park so Allie could see Harrod's.

A fun weekend with a friend from home - who could ask for more!