A Must See! (Buckingham Palace)

Member Name: katygriff

Product:	Buckingham Palace
Date:	17/11/08 (86 review reads)
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On the Sunday of our recent stay in London we were at the London Dungeons and then the one thing that my fiancé had been winging to see all day was Buckingham Palace. Basically we had to rush there to take a look before catching the train home. I had been before but Dave hadn't and he loved it. This is why Buckingham Palace should be on your sight seeing tour if you go to London.

So why Buckingham Palace? Well Buckingham Palace is the home of the British Monarchy and that is all there is to it. This enough guarantees millions of visitors per year to the Palace in hopes of seeing some royalty when they are entertaining or even just to stand and stare at the enormity of the building.

Now it is very easy to find and we took the London underground to St James Park and then Buckingham Palace is sign posted and it is very easy to find. It takes about 10 - 15 minutes to walk there and it is so huge that you cannot miss it. The walk is quite nice too as there are some stunning views and lots of greenery which is nice so if it is pleasant weather it is nice.

For us it was raining but we still had a great time. So you walk up to the palace and the first thing you notice is how big it is. It is a regal brown / gold colour which looks very nice and you can see the many windows of the palace and if you see the flag flying above that means the Queen is home so you can imagine what room she is in looking out at all the people (come on you would do it if you were her).

There are huge gates around the palace which keeps everybody well away and the Guards are very entertaining to watch. Everybody must know what they look like now with their red jackets and big black helmets (I can't remember what they are called). Ok so we all know it is fun to try and get their attention as you know it is impossible to make them laugh. I have to say though that their concentration on their marching is amazing and I have to say I couldn't do it as I think I would be bored sick within one hour.

You can watch the changing of the guards which happens around 11am and this is good if you get chance to see it. We didn't on this occasion but I have seen it before.

Also at Buckingham palace you can take a look at the gardens which are acre upon acre and are beautiful. They are right by the palace but we didn't get chance to go this time but they looked great.

Also just in front of Buckingham palace is a huge fountain which is absolutely spectacular. This is the Victoria Memorial and is stunning to see. It is very tall with a massive gold sculpture on top and the detail is stunning.

Buckingham Palace is worth going to see but if I am being honest with you I could not spend a while there. I was bored after five minutes as although it is beautiful to see you can just look and that is about it. My fiancé Dave loved it though and spent 15 minutes and if we were not rushing for the train he would have spent a while longer.

All in all I will give Buckingham Palace five stars purely because it is something you have to go and see event though you may not spend long there. It is in a great part of London and is truly stunning so a must see!!!

Thanks for reading.

xxx

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