). Walked through the State Apartments where the King and Queen would get dressed before meeting visitors. Somehow calling them apartments is not befitting as many of the rooms are larger than a standard studio apartment. This was one attraction not to be missed!
After two days of information overload, we opted for a final fun day. Where to go but Piccadilly. Upon emerging from the tube station, we were blasted by hordes of people, colorful billboards, costumed characters and street performers. It looked like a sanitized Times Square. It was definitely a different and fun vibe going on compared to the previous days. We wandered and window shopped until we found Chinatown, bustling with restaurants and opted for the Chinese version of High Tea: dim sum and Jasmine tea. Our final stop was to the world renown Harrods. Sometimes having no agenda can be fun.
They say that people who go to see Stonehenge fall into two camps: Those who dream of seeing this archaelogical wonder in person, and those who couldn’t care less but are dragged there by their spouse/friend with a promise of going to a beer pub after. I fall into the first camp and was in absolute awe of this site. Bucket list, check!
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