On our last day in London we fought the crowds at the palace to watch the changing of the guards at 11:00am. It was quite a neat experience to see! It lasts a whole hour with music, marching and the official ceremony. Even though we ended up showing up after most of the crowds had already gathered, we still managed to get a pretty good view!
We happened to have already started heading back when we heard the music again. We stopped outside of the military museum and they marched right past us and into the gates. It was pretty awesome!
We then walked around in search of lunch and stumbled upon this amazing burger and shake place off the beaten path.
It was a little bit pricey, but well worth it in my opinion! The barbecue sauce was incredible and the burgers were super filling.
Last on our list was Tower Hill to see the bridge and the castle. They resurrected a few of these old school double decker buses for touristy places. We let a few other number 15's go by because the driver said it doesn't directly take you past Tower Hill and you need a connection. He told us to wait for the older bus behind him as it's the most direct route. We had hoped to grab a ride on this bus, but when the driver finished his lunch break, he pulled up to the stop for literally 5 seconds and then drove off without picking up any of us five tourists who were eagerly waiting to hop on (and even asked if they were taking passengers ten minutes before). The couple we were waiting with decided instead to grab a cab, we waited around for another number 15, got lost for a bit, and grabbed a connecting bus that brought us right to Tower Hill.
Unfortunately we arrived right at closing time so we weren't able to actually go inside, but the view was still incredible!
We walked out onto the bridge a little ways and then turned around and headed down to the riverside to explore.
We were pretty tired by this point in the day and relaxed on a bench for quite a while to rest our poor feet.
The bus took us back to Trafalgar Square where the route terminated. Instead of waiting for the next bus we were used to catching, we decided to walk back to our hotel.
We took the scenic route, strolling through St. James park and admiring the golden hour as the sun poked through the leaves and reflected off the water.
Our trip was pretty epic, but definitely had it's fair share of bumps along the way (and one morning where we were both complete grumps). As we reached the end we were grateful that we still liked each other! It was nice to spend time together one on one without distractions or responsibilities and just reconnect. Even though it was a month early, Mr. Stannix leaned over to me on the park bench and whispered, "Happy tenth anniversary sweetheart." As he kissed my forehead and wrapped his arm around my shoulders I felt those same feelings of peace and safety that I did when we first started dating. I feel pretty lucky to be married to that guy and love the life we share!
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