Day 35 August 16th London.

Day 35 August 16th London.
We slept ‘til 9am after two late nights in a row. After breakfast we caught another Hop on Hop Off bus and travelled directly to Buckingham Palace, which was open to the public while the Queen was away. We had to queue for ½ an hour to purchase tickets for the 1:45pm session. To fill in the time waiting for 1:45pm we went for a walk to Hyde Park corner and sat for a while enjoying the “passing parade”; we joined the queue for entry at 1:40pm. We had to go through an X-ray examination; I had to start up my computer for them to see that it really was an ordinary computer, and then they made me give it up while I was in the Palace grounds. I guess it was worth it because the palace was very interesting and beautiful. We were given a personal recorded guide. We enjoyed a very expensive cup of tea and cake at the end of the tour in the Palace Cafe before strolling through the extensive park like gardens to the roadway exit. Then we reboarded the bus for some more sightseeing before alighting at St Pauls Cathedral. It was breathtaking inside. I would have had a great time taking photographs if I had been allowed.
Being close to our hotel we walked back to our hotel.