26 Apr 2022
Simon was lovely, he was very accommodating, he even met us at a different location than originally planned. We enjoyed a fluid day, we were able to see sites we wanted but we’re able to make changes as we went thru the day.
Simon is a new tour guide, so he didn’t have answers for some questions but we just searched the internet as we went along and we all shared the information, which was fun to know he was learning some new stuff right along with us!
The following were not planned or expected, but lovely all the same!
We met at Kensington Palace and took a lovely walk from Kensington Palace thru “Millionaire Road” (Kensington Garden Place) to cafe Diana where Princess Diana used to sneak away for coffee.
We missed the changing of the guards at Buckingham but watched the changing of the Horse Guards at the parade grounds which was an incredible treat!
For lunch we decided last minute to go to Chinatown and had an amazing meal!
What we did plan was 10 Downing; sad that it is all barricaded by security; Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral & Buckingham Palace.
All in all, it was a great day and Simon was a lovely ambassador of the city. Once Simon becomes more familiar with details of the sites and events around town, he will be an excellent guide!