Amazing Day

Today was awesome, probably my favorite. We woke up and headed straight for the British Museum. What surprised me was that admission is free.  The main lobby was very impressive, it was a huge dome with a shop in the middle. At each corner was an entrance to a different era. The first artifact we saw was the Rosetta Stone. I'd seen a lot of pictures of it in school, but none of them did it justice. The stone was huge, a lot bigger than what I expected. In this same room we saw a lot of Egyptian sculptures and engravings, which were all really neat. We then headed over to buckingham palace to watch the changing of the guard. I honestly wasn't too excited about this, but it turned out to be a real great. When the new guards came, there were men playing bag pipes in front. They all walked in formation. I could t believe how many people showed up to eat this event. The police had to rope off different sections and even had men on horseback. My favorite part of the day is when we went to Abbey Road. Being a massive Beatle fan, this was a dream come true. I had always imagined walking across this road just like the Beatles did for their last album. When we got off the train, we weren't really sure if we'd know which crossing it was. But when we arrived, there were already people taking pictures at the cross walk. Abbey Road Studios was just there on the left side. It was a small little white house, that really didn't look like much. This is where the Beatles recorded all their albums. After taking numerous photos, we headed over to Harrods. I had never seen  department store so big in my life. We actually got lost walking through it. Harrods had every designer brand I could think of, and they even had a huge food court. I would like to go back there again before we leave. After Harrods a few of us went to see Totem, which was a cirque du Soleil show. The show was held in The Royal Albert Hall, a very famous auditorium that many big musicians have played in. I was very impressed by the architecture of this building. It was in the shape of an oval, and looked a lot like the roman coliseum. The show was fantastic and my favorite of the trip so far. After the show we had a nice dinner, which ended the day perfectly.