On the next day, we travelled by tube to catch
up the Changing of Guards ceremony. On our way, I can’t resist to snap with the
illustrated wall with mini tales at the underground station.
We were enthralled to watch the Changing of
Guards ceremony at Buckingham Palace. It’s worth the wait despite just afew
glances from far (Due to our lateness!) and limited view. You will need to be
at Buckingham Palace at least an hour before the ceremony starts (Starts
approximately 11am), as Changing the Guard, does attract a large numbers of
visitors, if you want to grab one of the best spots namely next to railings,
stairs at Victoria monuments and the road opposite the palace.
The beauty of the ceremony is to showcase
the old guards handover to the new guards and the process of old and new guards
‘present arms’ (A symbolic gesture that that transfer the responsibility for
the Palace’s security from the Old to New Guard) and handover the palace keys. Really salute the guards who can’t eat, stand
easy or sit during their tour of duty.
Well, it’s another group posey photo again!
#^_^#
One of the most vivid images of our London
trip is none other than the iconic - Big Ben. Despite the gloomy weather, we
were elated upon reaching the famous London landmark. It’s a lovely thing to
see how people going about their daily routines here while enjoying the view of
landmark which is rich heritage. Big Ben is indeed a legend in its own time. ∩__∩y
Don’t be deceived by the four clock faces
of Big Ben as there are actually 5 bells in the clock. Every hour the hammer
will strike the time on. Say if it’s five o’clock, the hammer strikes it five
times. As for the other 4 bells, they will chime every fifteen minutes. Citizens
going about their business like it’s no big deal that they live among such
historical beauty. O.o
Pretty awesome view.
Transforming aesthetic into something #realcool (2nd pic is the elaborate carved church frontage of Westminster
Cathedral).
During our fifth day in London, we went to
visit Greenwich – one of my favourite touristy destination. Located in the
South-East of London (Not too far from central London), this lovely place is
rich with history and combined with modern attractions - translating the
heritage and craftmanship into a modern language. The town gave us a sense of
close community with rich naval history!
We went inside Old Royal Naval College and were mind-boggling with Renaissance arts and its intricacy.
It was absolutely stunning – all four of us
just stood in awe…
Reignite that feeling for the luxury
nobility experienced in years past.
The Neo-Gothic element.
We passed by the National Maritime Museum
for another nice photo! ;)
Not-to-be-missed the Royal Museum Greenwich with the striking Nelson's Ship in a Bottle. Amazed by the designer’s laborious effort into crafting this complex replica O.o
We had our
leisurely stroll on our way to Greenwich Royal Observatory Deck.
We climbed up the hill from the museum to
have our first view of Prime Meridian captured here ∩__∩y
If you’re wondering why it is my favourite
place of all in London, it’s because I’m intrigued with astrology’s history
which can only be found in London’s only planetarium (Just saying!). Plus,
Greenwich is home to the Prime Meridian of the world, at 0° Longitude, meaning
the rest of the world is measured here or so to speak. Well, at least we tried
to stand astride, with one foot in each hemisphere : northern and southern
hemisphere.
With our £9.50 ticket, we explored several
galleries full of telescopes, clocks, and historical gadgets designed to
measure longitude at sea. We ended our Greenwich trip with a panoramic scene of
the beautiful park and museums.
After studying the origin of time and literally
star-gazing, we continued our journey with British museum. There were so many museums here in UK and we
were overwhelmed with the choices for which type of museums to go to as each
offered different interest altogether. We finally decided to go for British
museum as it is highly recommended due to its top collections, award-winning architecture,
amazing arts and artifacts to marvel as well as great restaurants in the museum
(Yes, we were hungry!).
Having a penchant for antiques and interest
in Egypt (Since we will not have a chance to go there…), we were awestruck with
the Rosetta stone (An ancient stone which is the key to deciphering hieroglyphs
on the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs). The ironic thing is it is housed at British
museum instead of Egypt) (-.-III Well, on a side note, perhaps it had made
easier for tourists to travel to London compared to travelling to Egypt for a
look.
This one looked particularly awesome so I
snapped it!
After a heartening meal, we moved back to
the city for shopping. I was drooling over the hippy items and quirky
souveniers. I was thrilled to discover a handmade soaps shop which offers
variety of different soaps ranging from fruity flavours to sweet ones (Mind
you, the soaps are not edible!) (*^@^*) And I can’t resist but to buy them as
souveniers! That’s all for a tiring but informative yet fun Day 4 & 5 (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ*
XOXO
sassycat
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