Monumental Tour

Today our group of AIU students and my dear friend Hattie and I followed Tony around some famous London monuments. We went to Green Park and then walked on to see Buckingham Palace and also saw the changing of the guard, and also saw the Royal area that surrounds Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch or Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family has other housing available around the Palace, including a couple "smaller" castles.We also went to Trafalgar square where the famous bronze lion Nelson monument is.  Trafalgar Square is the main hub of Central London and was built in honor of Admiral Nelson. This followed his victory in 1805 at the Battle or Trafalgar, which was off the coast of Spain. The Bronze lions actually come from the cannons used at this battle!