On our third day in England, we took a day tour of Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, and Oxford. We were really excited for today and made it on the bus just in time. Connor was one of the few kids on the bus, so I was a little nervous about how loud he would be. He had his moments, but was pretty good throughout the day.
Our first stop was Windsor Castle. I can't explain how excited I was to tour the Queen's "weekend home." We were able to tour Queen Mary's Dolls' House, The State Apartments, and The Semi-State Rooms. We ran out of time and didn't get to go inside St. George's Chapel, but did get to see Changing the Guard on our way out.
Outside the castle walls.
Waiting in line to go through security.
Gift shop.
It was beautiful.
St. George's Gate
The State Apartments
The Round Tower
St. George's Chapel
Changing the Guard
We were running late because they stopped everyone from leaving the castle during the guard changing ceremony, so we ran back to the bus as soon as they would let us. It was a shame because there were some good shops we passed on our way.
When we got back on the bus, our lunch was waiting for us on our seat. We were really happy we ordered our lunch when we bought our tickets because we didn't have any time to grab food after touring the castle. Connor shared my lunch with me and then fell asleep across the seat.
Our next stop was Stonehenge to see the ancient standing stones. We were all looking forward to this stop, especially Aaron. It was cold and extremely windy, so we didn't stay outside for very long.
He stayed asleep until he felt the cold wind hit him.
Connor didn't want to look to look up because the wind was so cold on his face. {See my wind blown hair?}
The Stone Circle
The Heel Stone
We walked through the gift shop and drank hot cocoa in the main building before getting back on the bus.
Our final stop was Oxford, where Oxford University is located. We didn't have much time to spend there, so we had a quick snack at KFC and then did a little shopping while the guys had a beer at a nearby bar.
Busy street lined with stores.
Connor went with the guys and apparently had fun!
Sitting in the very front of the bus on our way back to London.
We weren't quite ready to go back to our apartment once the tour ended, so we had the bus driver drop us off near the main shopping street. We walked to the world famous Harrods and went inside their toy department. Connor was in HEAVEN! When it was time to leave, he understandably had a meltdown. What kid would want to leave the best toy store imaginable?
We walked by The Natural History Museum. I wish we would have been able to go inside, but it was closed.
The window displays outside Harrods.
He had so much fun playing with all the toys!
After shopping, we went back to our apartment and made dinner. We had an early morning ahead of us, so we packed some of our things before going to bed.
Our fourth day in London started early. We had to be at the airport by 10, so that meant we had to leave our apartment no later than 8:30. We made it right on time, and this time Connor was feeling much better on the airplane!
Goodbye England
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