The Final Day

After packing our bags and checking out of our hotel, we rushed to make our way to the palace for changing of the guards. We heard the band playing from a distance and ran through a park to catch the beginning. The new guards were greeted by a band as they prepared themselves to switch places with the guards on duty. We followed them down the street as the arrived at the front gates of the palace. We squeezed our way up to the front and listened to the band play the James Bond theme song. The band, along with the old guards, left through the gate and the large crowd followed. We had just enough time to make our way over to the Tower Bridge to take a picture and eat a quick lunch before we rushed to make it to the performance of The Lion King.
We really enjoyed the show and were very impressed at how well it was played out. Once again boarding the underground, it was time for another picture that included Shakespeare's Globe Theater and then on to one last dinner in Europe. Back to the hotel in the cold and the wind, we grabbed our luggage and headed towards the airport. The next morning we found out they take airport security a lot more serious in London. We went through three different security checks and I did not realize one of the bottle openers I bought had a knife blade on the side (yeah the scanner picked that up real quick and it was donated to somebody that works at the airport). With 9 hours ahead of us, we were very glad to be offered 2 meals and a variety of movies and tv shows on our own personal screen. We arrived in Dallas to meet my mom and Crystal (with a welcome home sign made with crayons). Dallas and Ashlee ... back in Texas.