Buckingham Palace

On Monday September 26th a few of us went to Buckingham Palace after class. I decided it was worth putting off homework because it was literally the last day I could go, seeing as it was closing to visitors a week later and I was busy every other day. Online it said tickets were sold out, but you could go to the palace to see if they had any more. We went at about 2 because of classes, and they were sold out and told us to come back early the next morning. Not going to work. But Laurel, our friend here, told us that we could get tickets from 'The Big Bus Tour' down the street. We went and found them and had to work the system to get the ticket. He told us that he could not give us tickets unless someone from the palace had sent us there. Well in my opinion, we weren't sent there, but the girl at the palace consented to us the big bug tour's location. We ran with that and he gave us a receipt for a ticket. I thought it was way sketchy and that we'd lose our money and not get in. I got kinda sad cause it took me awhile to realize that I wanted to spend the $26 to go, and now my indecision was going to prevent me from going. We went and luckily they totally let us in!

Waiting to go in! Lauren, Hilary, Allie, Megan and me.

Barbed wire around the palace grounds.

It was gorgeous inside. Very ornate. Also its cool that its the only palace that royals still live and work in. It is closing tomorrow because the Queen is coming back from her summering. One room had a secret passage that was cracked open! The outside looks like the rest of the wall and a table with flowers and sculptures on it. The flowers and sculptures are secured down so they can open up the wall.

One of the other reasons I really wanted to go was to see Kate Middy's dress! It was really pretty. Kind of haunting (but not really haunting) cause it was formed as though there was a body in it, but there obviously wasn't. It was tiny. She is so skinny and short. They also had her shoes and earrings. And the cake.

I was really glad we went! Also- we live so close to Kensington Palace. Literally a 2-3 minute walk. And I read on people.com the other day that Kate bought stuff from her local High Street Kensington Top Shop (a clothing store). Guess what Top Shop I was at 2 days earlier. The very same one! Her local Top Shop is my local Top Shop. As my friend Ashleigh said, "I reckon this is the closest I'll even get to William... Ahh, Top Shop is the glue that holds us all together."

I'm still holding out to see them.