Lover. Traveller. Dreamer.: London Bridge is Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down...

...not on me though!

I'm not sure if it's because I was in London for more than four hours or if it's because it's so jolly, but I like London a little more than Paris. Is that wrong?!? I'm definitely going to visit Paris again to make my final decision. More on that later...

As soon as I stepped into the cabby, I was having a grand ol' time just driving through the streets of London to Buckingham Palace to have tea with the Queen. Louise and I received a special invitation (our official photos have not yet arrived...)

Seeing those rings was like nothing I've ever experienced :D

Our cabby was the 2nd one, The Black Widow ;)

Changing of the Guards Ceremony

My invitation to Buckingham Palace

I absolutely loved the proper English. NO slang, NO ebonics, NO Spanglish, NO Franglais...just polite and proper English! I could see myself living there because for one, I can speak English, and two it reminds me of New York, busy and bustling. The only problem is...it's too darn expensive!

I got to eat one of my favorite meals as a child, Fish n' Chips, but obviously, the REAL Fish n' Chips and I was surprised, it didn't tickle my fancy as much as I thought I would :( I had my heart set on Indian since there's a vast population of inhabitants there, but I'll have to save that for my next visit. I did have some Japanese noodles at Wagamama, a fast service type of place with long communal tables (that's a great idea, by the way, if you're opening a restaurant.) The noodles weren't my cup of tea, but the coconut milk with lemongrass and lime broth was comforting as well as the bok choy (another childhood favorite!) I was so proud of myself for telling my waiter that he was a beautiful man and left him a rather generous tip ;p I'm not sure what the percentage rate for tips in England is, but I heard it's less than the states?!? Oh well, he was very kind, apologetic for giving me my change (which was a lot) in all coins since he just started his shift, and he even gave me a wink ;) so he deserved it!