London

Good morning from London!  Just as we're getting ready to leave I realized we haven't updated in awhile.  Yesterday we went to Buckingham Palace, and since the Queen was there we couldn't go to the Palace itself, but we did go to the Queen's Gallery & the Royal Mews.  On the way in, we noticed news crews set up everywhere, so of course we had to know what was going on.  Turns out Gordon Brown was there having tea with the Queen as a formality of the election. We actually saw him leaving & snapped a few pics of him as the car went by.  And we were interviewed by BBC radio about the different government systems.  Pretty neat. 
So after that, we took the tube to Harrod's & wandered around for awhile, then went into Hyde Park to see the Princess Diana Memorial.  From there, another ride on the tube to Abbey Road to cross the famous crosswalk...

From there, we came back to the hotel for a formal afternoon tea.  Too fancy for me :-)
So we're about to leave for Rome now.  Check back later!