We have culminated our "June 5 London walk" at Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British Monarchy in London, England. From St. James Park, we walked our way to the palace through the The Mall, the famous road running from Buckingham Palace (West) to Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square (East). The Mall was created as a ceremonial route for the special events of the Royal Family (Prince William and Kate's carriage passed on this road during their wedding) as well as official state visits. The road was said to be colored with red paint to give an impression of a red carpet leading to the Buckingham Palace.
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| The Mall, looking towards the eastern side. |
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| The Admiralty Arch as viewed from Trafalgar Square. It also serves as an office building. |
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| Rose standing at The Mall on its western side. |
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| Alvin on his way to Buckingham Palace. |
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The Guardsmen at Clarence House located along The Mall. It is the royal residence of Prince Charles of Wales, his wife Duchess Camilla and sons Prince William and Harry. |
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| A&R in front of Green Park's Gate. |
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| The Queen Victoria Memorial sculpted in front of the Buckingham Palace. |
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| The eastern facade of the Buckingham Palace built in 1705. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms, including 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. In measurements, the building is 108 metres long across the front, 120 metres deep (including the central quadrangle) and 24 metres high. |
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A&R at Buckingham Palace :-) |
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| Right behind me is the Palace's balcony where the Royal Family traditionally come together in greeting the crowds. It is also where Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Prince William and Duchess Kate showed to public their official wedding kisses. |
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| Palace Guard |
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| A pub in London showing the different flags in anticipation of the FIFA 2010 World Cup |
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| Basically, this was the map that we followed for the Buckingham Palace. It was already almost 7pm when we embarked at the Victoria Station back to Rochester. A very fulfilling day, indeed! Happy-to-be-together... http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=33 |
On the other hand, Alvin has already been to Buckingham Palace last January.
These are some of his photos and videos taken at a time after the cold winter.
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Clip of royal guardsmen doing some stretching. :-)
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| The Victoria Memorial, Buckingham Palace |
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| Bronze statues of an angel on the side of Victoria Memorial. |
:-) (-:
Sources:
Various Wikipedia sites
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