London Town

We decided to go to London last weekend at the last minute because our friend Jeff (from Oktoberfest photos) was there for work. It was a fun trip and we made the best of the nice weather Friday and went to see as much as possible. Saturday was rainy so we spent that day in the Science Museum and some pubs.


On the flight to London


Buckingham Palace


Buckingham Palace guard... kind of looks like a statue


Phil and Jeff by Big Ben


Ali and a guard at the House of Parliament. (I really wanted a picture with the guards who had big guns but they wouldn't let me)


Ali and a big red British phone booth


"Look Right" and "Look Left" are on almost every corner near attractions so tourists don't get hit by cars.


Phil and Ali in front of Tower Bridge


Another view of Tower Bridge


London will host the Olympics in 2012 and they have the flag flying in front of City Hall


Tower of London where the Crown Jewels are kept. We got there too late to go look but we believe it ;)


The HUGE catapult outside the Tower of London that Phil loved. (It reminded me of the mini one my dad made for my brother, and the one we made for my egg launch project in middle school)

Jeff and Phil playing around on the sweet unicorn and lion gate


Jeff and I loved The Tube (convenient, yes, but usually crowded and hot)


Next few pictures are from The Science Museum: This hands on area was geared towards kids - so Phil and Jeff had a blast playing with the heat sensing camera that projected the image on a plasma screen and the other exhibits. I captured the action and laughed at them.



Using ice pops to change the heat sensor image


Heat sensor camera image - you can see Phil's black lips from the ice pop


Participating in a demonstration


Phil and Jeff checking out another hands-on experiment area