Kensington Palace
Friday Jan. 23rd - Visiting Queen Victoria
Kensington Palace was the home of Queen
Victoria. The stately gardens are open to tourists as
well as the inside rooms which display the Royal Wardrobe
Collection.
 Hats,
handbags and other accessories belonging to HM Queen Elizabeth
II are shown at Kensington Palace State Apartments. From
headdresses worn by the young Princess Elizabeth to the more
recent creations, the exhibition featured items associated
with significant moments in Her Majesty's life and Reign.
Also on display are the gowns of the late Princess Diana.
(And I thought Carol had a lot of clothes)
Wild Bus Ride
Since I had time remaining of my tourist
docket today I decided to take a longer bus ride (on my still
valid day pass) out to see more of the residential areas of
the city. What an entertaining trip this turned out to
be. I rode out from city-center about an hour, enjoying
the sights. As the daylight waned I exited the bus,
wandered about the neighborhood briefly then found an in-bound
bus on the same route.
I had to run for the bus as it was already
there as I approached. Thanking the driver for waiting
as I was boarding I discovered that there was no driver there.
He was in the back browbeating a passenger who apparently had
tripped an alarm by disengaging a handle to an emergency door.
From the ensuing wild ride I gathered that he was having
a VERY BAD DAY.
We literally tore through the streets of
London, bouncing and jostling along the way. He skipped
stops. He roared through yellow lights. He refused
to open the door to a tardy would-be passenger.
All-in-all, it was a ride worthy of the old "E" ticket at
Disneyland.
Saturday Jan 24th - The Flight Home
All day Saturday was a travel day.
Checking out from Stuart Hotel it was subway / train back to
the airport. I arrived in plenty of time and checked in
without hassle, and in good order we were boarded and
airborne. For some reason the flight home always seems
longer than going. Movies and finishing my "Churchill"
book kept me occupied. We arrived a few minutes less
than the advertised nine hour flight time. Luggage
retrieval, car and drive home finished the trip.
Can't wait to get back to see more of this
wonderful country.
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