So on Monday we decided to drive into London to see the Tower of London. We got up early and headed in. Unfortunately we didn't know that the day before there was a fire in the Blackwall tunnel-this is the main way to get into London from Kent. So traffic was at a standstill. We sat and we sat-of course since we didn't really have a clue where we were we didn't know how to bybass it-so we spent several hours in traffic. Finally we decided to go to Westminster instead of the Tower. It gets dark at like 4 pm so we didn't get to see anything in the daylight. We did make it to Westminster and Big Ben. It was awesome!! I just love how old the buildings are and they have so much history it is amazing. We then walked all over this part of London. We went to Trafalgar Square and found a nice little Italian Resturaunt to eat at, we then walked down to Buckingham Palace. We walked along the Princess Diana memorial walk. It was really beautiful. The gates on the Palace are so ornate. Sadly since it was so late we didn't see any guards, but we did have the area completely to ourselves. London is crazy busy with people everywhere, but it has such an awesome energy.
Westminster Cathedral
Big Ben
Trafalgar Square
In a phone booth
Buckingham Palace Day Four-Canterbury
On Tuesday we decided to explore Canterbury. It was just a short drive from our hotel and was so adorable. It was so quaint. The downtown area was closed off to vehicles and was all cobbled stone streets. There were darling shops and resturaunts. Troy loved Canterbury, it reminded of being home back in Germany. We loved exploring. We toured the famous Canterbury Catherdral. It was so so beautiful! I was in awe at how ornate everything was. The stained glass windows were amazing. The tombs were so interesting. Many important people were buried here. We saw the shrine of Thomas Becket and tomb of Henry III and his queen. It was such a nice relaxing day, the sun was shining and we didn't have any rain.
Downtown Canterbury 
Inside the Cathedral
Shrine of Thomas Becket
Canterbury Cathedral
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