Buckingham Palace

This morning we caught the train into Buckingham Palace. It was so crowded. We stood around for ages waiting for something to happen. Eventually we heard bagpipes and these guys in kilts came down the road and into the palace. Then some other guys in red with big furry hats on came along playing in a marching band. The guy at the front had a dog. I am not sure why. Anyway, once they went in behind the gates we could barely see anything, partly because they were behind the gates and partly because there were so many people in the way. I did find it confusing when the guys in the red suits with the furry black hats started playing 'New York, New York'. What country do they think they are in?
And Caitlin, I didnt get to see whether the queen had a gold toilet. As you can see the queues were too long.
Talking of toilets, you just dont see public toilets anywhere. I guess they dont like the look of them or the smell of them but I am not sure what would have happened if a little kid in the crowd had said he wanted to go to the toilet. We then went to Harrods, just because everyone says you have to, to say that you've been there. I have to say I would never go there again. Sooooo expensive. I saw a pair of men's thongs for £199! Thats over $400! There were however, toilets in Harrods and these were an interesting experience. They pay people to open the toilet cubicle door for you and someone else to hand you a paper towel after you have washed your hands. They had so many staff, fussing over you all the time, I had to get out of there. I didn't buy anything but it had its uses.
We caught the underground back to Baker Street Station and went to an English Pub for lunch. Actually, it was just the same as an Australian Pub. I didnt see any difference except the toilets were fancier. They had lounges in there.