Princess Procession!

Last Sunday, Disney crowned Rapunzel as the tenth official princess, and they decided to do the coronation at Kensington Palace. Right across the street from us! The 'coronation' was ticket only, but they had a free procession of all the princesses coming through Hyde Park and into Kensington Palace. We went and it was a beautiful sunny day. The park was filled with people.

Round Pond in Kensington Gardens.

All the cute little princesses waiting for the procession.

My cute friend Brooklynn waiting.

They were all sitting in horse drawn carriages. So magical.

Photo by Kendal Nisson

The Three Musketeers Premiere

First of all, the Three Musketeers Premiere was 90000 times better than the Abduction premiere. Here are some reasons:

A. It was inside. I was not standing in the pouring rain.

B. There's actually more than just one famous person in the movie.

C. It was at a much bigger venue.

D. There was sword fighting, emcees and interviews everyone could hear.

Milla Jovovich

The Other Guys!

Cute Logan Lerman. He was so nervous. In his interview he said he was out of his comfort zone. You could tell. It was endearing.

Matthew Macfadyen

And Orlando!!

We decided to stand above again so we would for sure get to see all the cast members. It went well. But we saw that when the actors were finished with all the interviews and fans on the lower level, they came up an escalator to the level we were on. So we ran over there when Orlando came up and I got these real close ups of him! He was 5 feet away!

He seemed like a genuinely nice person. The format was that each actor would come out on this balcony and get interviewed by one of the emcees so everyone there could hear. Then they would walk down and come out some doors after two guys played trumpets to announce their arrival. All the stars were ushered over to the press after they came out of the door, but Orlando immediately went to the other side where the fans were. I'm pretty sure he didn't skip out on any section of fans on the lower level. And when we yelled to him when he was close to us he fully looked over and waved. I know these premieres seem like a waste of time, but they are exciting and just fun to go to. And why not take advantage when I live in a city that holds them!

St. Paul's

Last Wednesday, September 28, we went to St. Paul's Cathedral. This cathedral has a rich history and stood as a beacon of hope during the great fire in London. There's a famous picture of the city in flames, but the dome of the cathedral still in sight. It is really beautiful inside, but you can't take pictures. We got to go on a 'supertour' and had a very knowledgeable woman take us around. We also hiked up many many stairs to go to the two balconies that surround the dome.

It's in the business district, and at lunch time the steps out front were filled with business guys eating their lunches.

These stairs were used in filming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Also the latest Sherlock Holmes.

Ashleigh and I were trying to do model shots. Fail.

Cambridge

Last Thursday, September 29th, we went to Cambridge. The first thing we did was go punting on the River Cam. It's like a gondola ride. It was very nice and relaxing. Luckily it wasn't raining. But also unluckily its been 80 degrees everyday- a little too hot for me. Our punter loved America and had done an exchange program when he was at University. He went to U Penn for a year and said a monkey could pass the classes. An inaccurate statement I predict.

Punting!

This is where Prince Charles lived when he went to Cambridge. If he becomes King he will be the first King to have ever gone to University.

A group of us outside the Fitzwilliam Museum.

So you can't just go on campus and look around, you have to pay. Cambridge is made up of many different colleges. You apply to each one, you don't apply to Cambridge as a whole. And some of the colleges have better reputations than others. We decided to pay and see Kings College. It is famous for its chapel that is more like a Cathedral. It was really pretty. Here's its ceiling and stained glass.

Buildings in Kings College.

Here's the huge chapel.

A view of Kings College from outside.

So Cambridge was different than I thought it would be. The grounds were absolutely pristine. You can't even walk on the grass- unless invited by a senior professor. The buildings in Kings College were gorgeous. But the surrounding town of Cambridge was grungier than I thought it would be. I guess it is a college town, but since Cambridge people think they exist in a higher realm I just thought it would be a tiny bit nicer. Who knows. But I'm excited to go to Oxford so I can compare them! Mwahaha!