A G: London Day 2 by Gordon, Windsor Castle, National Art Gallery, Big Ben and Westminster Palace, London Eye

London Day 2, Windsor Castle, National Art Gallery, Big Ben and Westminster Palace

~ Gordon

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Guard at Windsor Castle

National Art Gallery

Big Ben

London Eye at sunset

Big Ben and Thames River at sunset

Thames River at night

London Eye at night

Train ride to Windsor Castle

Day 2 in London was really good and cool as we went to so many famous places. Windsor Castle had an epic guard changing ceremony that lasted about 45 minutes. We saw the lovely London Eye, which was a Ferris wheel. The National Art Gallery, Big Ben and Westminster Palace was the best!

Windsor Castle

Outside of Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth II and her great grand children

Changing guard ceremony

Windsor Castle

Changing guard ceremony going on

Windsor Castle

Changing guard ceremony ending with band

Windsor Castle

Encounter some guards entering palace

Windsor Castle

Changing guard ceremony

Windsor Castle was really good because a lot of guards and ancient history lies there. Fortunately, We caught a guard changing ceremony. Everyone was squished there! It must be really famous. The band and the guards were all red and black. The ceremony might remind you of a play. They walk and look like the nutcracker. The music was not the nutcracker, though.

Weapon decorates the wall

State Room

Windsor Castle

Weapon decorating the wall

State Room

Windsor Castle

State Room

Windsor Castle

State Room

Windsor Castle

The State Room has a lot of rooms that contains many valuable chinaware and weapons. It displays things from the royal collection and are really famous. There are also some of the finest works of art.

Windsor Castle

on the way to St. George's Chapel

Windsor Castle

on the way to St. George's Chapel

Windsor Castle

on the way to St. George's Chapel

St George's Chapel

Windsor Castle

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

At the exit at
St George's Chapel

Windsor Castle

At the exit at
St George's Chapel

Windsor Castle

There was a chapel at Windsor Castle called St. George's Chapel. If you don't know what a chapel is, it is a small building for Christian worship which is private. You might think that it is like a church but it actually isn't. There are some differences. A church is a building that is public for Christian Worship. It is very pretty on the inside and the outside. It is just so huge! It might be a special kind of chapel!

Queen Mary's

Doll House

Queen Mary's

Doll House

Queen Mary's

Doll House

Queen Mary's

Doll House

Queen Mary's Doll House

The Queen Mary's Doll house is just huge, even though everything was supposed to be mini. People like it. It could tell us what it was like in the olden days. It looks exactly like a regular house but in a miniature way. There are cars, a lawnmower, tables for eating, and also every day houseware. There are even lights! Do you know how they were stuck together or were they just stacked on top? It may look so sturdy, but no one knows if it really is that strong of a structure!

Train from Windsor Castle back to downtown London

Waterloo Bridge
over Thames River

Bronze lion and National Art Gallery

National Art Gallery

Glass dome of

National Art Gallery

Equestrian Portrait of Charles I, 1637-8

Anthony van Dyck

The Water-Lily Pond, 1899

Claude Monet

Van Gogh's Chair, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Long grass with butterflies, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

National Art Gallery

at Trafalgar Square

Sunflowers, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

The National Art Gallery had many famous paintings such as the Water Lilies made by Monet and the Sunflowers made by Van Gogh. Many paintings were on the showcase. Many famous paintings are put right here, as many as you could imagine. There are even a few paintings from Leonardo Da Vinci. We tried to see all the Leonardo da Vinci's paintings but we missed one. It looked like an ugly old lady (Massys, the Ugly Dutchess 1513). A painting from Michelangelo caught my attention (Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist). In case you are wondering, Michelangelo is a famous artist competing with a lot of other people at art and sculptors. There were also painting of famous people! Can you believe that they have like almost all the kinds of art?

Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist

about 1609-10

Michelangelo

Located at the Trafalgar Square along with Nelson's Column, in my opinion, the National Art Gallery is the most interesting thing at the Trafalgar Square. The Trafalgar Square itself attracts the crowds. It has 4 lions that are so famous, and everyone was trying to climb on them. Even though a sign said climb at your risk: If you fall, it is your decision. You can guess that we did climb them. The lions were made from an artist. The materials used was bronze and sculpturing tools. The lions were put on the square in 1868. Edwin Landseer built them, as the world had never seen any of their kind before. Four of such similar statues with little differences, it was very special at that time to have almost identical items. Back in the time the lions were made, there were no electrical tools. They had to use much more basic tools to build the cast. Imagine how hard the job was with hammers and chisels! People in olden days are brilliant!

Trafalgar Square

Big thumb

Trafalgar Square

Nelson's Column

and its water fountain

Trafalgar Square

Nelson's Column

and its water fountain

Trafalgar Square

Base of the Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Square

Base of the Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Square

Base of the Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Square

Bronze lion at Trafalgar Square

Bronze lions watch over

Nelson's Column and Trafalgar Square

Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Square

Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Square

Walking towards Big Ben

Trafalgar Square

Government building

White Hall

Big Ben and Westminster Palace

Big Ben

and Westminster Palace

Big Ben

and Westminster Palace

Big Ben

and Westminster Palace

Big Ben and Westminster Palace

Big Ben and

Westminster Palace

Big Ben

London Eye

Big Ben

London Eye

Thames River at night

London Eye at sunset

4D movie at London Eye

Big Ben

After Trafalgar Square, we walked towards Big Ben. It was built in the 1844 as a very fancy house. But the original owner had no clue it would be famous one day. The Big Ben Clock Tower is also connected to the Westminster Palace, where the government works. The government have worked there for over the amount of years I have lived! The famous London Eye is just across Thames River from Big Ben. It has a cool glass floor to see under where you are standing.

Night over Thames River

London Eye light up Thames River at night

Night over Thames River

Big Ben at night

London Eye at night

London was just so exciting. Guards may look funny but don't fall for trick. They are well trained military people. Castles, State Room and Queen Mary's Doll House can let people know about its history. The museums can teach everyone amazing things. Museums may be boring, but seeing the world famous arts can be really awesome!