the day julia mounted a sphynx

yesterday started with wandering around covent garden market.  julia had fun looking at the antique nicknacks, but cut it short to do other things all would be interested in...like getting lost. when we finally found ourselves, it wasn't where we were hoping to be, but it didnt really matter. we came upon a sphynx, and julia mounted it.  we walked along the other side of the thames and decided we needed chips, so we stopped into a wee pub and had chips (with mayo) and a pint. once satisfied we headed to hyde park, where we saw the diana memorial, a nice peter pan statue, and got in some guys' photo, which gave us all a good laugh.  we passed out early, followed by an early morning this morning.

it was our first day totally on our own (without our trusty tour guides, sascha, and his friend niels). we headed to buckingham palace for the changing of the guards, which we found a bit crowded and overrated. however, we did enjoy posing for a picture beside a guard (a little way from the palace). those guys mean business.  we got in a bit of trouble at westminster cathedral (but at least now we know that it is frowned upon to walk around during mass). we went up the tower at the cathedral to see an amazing view of the city!!!  we ended the day at the V&A, a huge museum (9 miles of artworks).  we were exhausted and still missed out on many exhibits. we made sascha dinner and are now figuring out the next leg of our journey....