Travelling Times 1 : Buckingham Palace, London UK

It was only a week ago that I was strolling through the streets of London enjoying my last day there. And it seems like ages ago. At least, I have the photos and the memories and I am gonna share them with you.

First stop, Buckingham Palace.

You can reach the home of the Queen through Green Park where there is also an Underground station.

Here you can see a more general view …

… and as you turn around you see a road called “The Mall” that leads to Trafalgar Studios that you can barely see at the end of it.

And if you are lucky you may bump into a parade of soldiers with traditional Scottish uniforms.

Now to the Palace… The main pole of attraction is the East Front that was originally constructed by Edward Blore and completed in 1850. It was remodelled by Sir Aston Webb in 1913. This what you see in these pictures.

Here’s a detail of the main gate of the Palace. It’s the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. You can see a lion and a unicorn. The lion is wearing a crown and the heraldic unicorn is chained, because according to the legend a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast. ( so dangerous that none alive person ever saw one ).

I managed to pierce through the crowd and take a picture of the guardian soldiers, wearing their traditional uniforms. With all due respect to the British soldiers , I firmly believe that Greek national Guard is much more sexier in their white skirts and tights.

The other thing you cannot miss is the Victoria Memorial monument. It is located at the end of The Mall. It was designed and executed by the sculptor (Sir) Thomas Brock. Designed in 1901, unveiled on 16 May 1911 and completed at 1924.

At the top there is a gilded bronze Winged Victory, standing on a globe and with a victor's palm in one hand. The main statue is the enthroned Queen Victoria (facing The Mall). The other statues are of Motherhood (facing Buckingham Palace), Justice (facing north-west towards Green Park) and Truth (facing south-east).

Funny story is that I’ve been to the monument 3-4 times and I always thought that the main statue was the current Queen, Elizabeth. Come on people, it looks like her… Until today that I went to the Wikipedia to copy/paste info… What can you say… There are things to be learned…

It’s a place where tourists are gathering to take pictures and selfies. You can see people from any nation there is and you can hear every language available. I love these gatherings because we can see firsthand that no matter where we come from, we are basically the same human beings that want the same things. Travel the world and take damn good selfies…

Of course, my walk at London continued, but I don’t want to tire you with countless pictures. Plus, I want to maximize my earnings with as many posts as I can get away with.

So, the next stop will be St. James Park.

And until we all travel the world,
Be Healthy, Smile and Steem!