Saturday, June 18, 2011

London 2011 - Royal wedding holiday

Uncle David hosted us with great generosity. This is the lovely room we stayed in his mew apartment in South Kensington.



The balcony attached to our room in uncle David's



This herbs that goes into some of our dinner.. it is growing very well in the balcony




One of the many street parties during the royal wedding day. This one is just outside uncle David's place



At Hype park during the royal wedding


William and Kate departed Buckingham palace in a helicopter while the Brits cheered on



Sending postcard back to Singapore



One of the subway entrance in Kensington



Sightseening with Phoebe at Nottinghill





Somewhere Eton college




Windsor castle





Tower of London


The yeoman wader giving an introductory tour of Tower of London




Tower bridge



Random street along river Thame



Harrods at night



St Paul's cathedral



On the viewing platform in St Paul's


Performer in Covent Garden




Westminster abbey
The church where the Royal wedding (Will & Kate) was held




Parliament house



Natural history museum
The big dino skeleton as centerpiece




Mama mia!


Love is in the telephone booth



King's cross station.. the place where Harrypotter and friends ran through the wall known as "Platform 9 3/4"



Emerging from Platform 9 3/4




Western Europe is big on going green
These are the bicycles for rental in a bicycle 'station' in London




Our host uncle David cooked up some of the most yummy dishes!
These are some of the dishes uncle David cooked for us



Homemade Portuguese tarts


The English mustard taste very much like wasabi.. its commonly eaten with steak and other red meat there and I love it!


600g steak!


Coush coush a kindof African rice

Lamb for the Coush coush

Bread and butter pudding


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