Dad decided to take a break today and hang out at the hotel so the rest of us headed out to the Palace for a tour of the State Rooms. Again, no photos allowed inside. Saw someone snap a pic of a sign, before we even got inside the building; security had them delete it off their camera. Security to get inside was much like the airports - visual and x-ray check of all hand luggage, no liquids allowed. Biggest difference was that the security at the Palace were very polite and even smiled and chatted!
The State Rooms, each and every one, were pretty incredible. Learned that the royals do keep all the gifts they get and do put them somewhere on display, or to use, whenever possible. This info came over the audio guide when we were passing through a small room that seemed to be just for the purpose of displaying things. There was an Inuit carving (gift from Canada) on the table and the audio guide went on to give the example of the queen receiving a gift of a horse from the RCMP - which she rode for several years.
Lunch at Three Greyhounds on Greek Street; very cosy, friendly pub. Pub got it's name from the dogs once used to hunt hares in nearby SoHo when it was open ground. Had some more fried food. Gotta stop that.
To be honest, I didn't know what Covent Gardens was. I just remembered reading that it was worth a visit. Well, turns out its mostly shopping. Lots of shopping. I really don't like shopping. Wasn't a total loss though, I did get a new charm from Pandora (double decker bus). Didn't see any street performers, didn't visit the Royal Opera House.
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