Dec 2 - London, England

After breakfast I took Bus 134 from Muswell Hill down into Trafalgar Square. Quite misty when we left but downtown it was better and cleared off after noon. Walked around the West End, looked inside Westminster Abbey, walked down Birdcage Walk to the Palace when I spotted a ceremony at Wellington Barracks. Not only were they changing the guard but they were changing the regiments of the guard. The Massive drill, parade to Buckingham Palace, and band, pipes and drums lasted until noon. Then I walked down Oxford street, had lunch, and continued walking through the city until 4:30. Took the tube home from Leichester Square.

A friend of Gwen's came over and we played a game of Scrabble. I lost the friendship of Gwen's friend when I messed up her chance to spell the word "quieter" on two double word squares. Total word value - 64 points. I lost horribly!