Changing of the Guard and Cambridge

Hello!!!

It's been awhile since I've had access to the Internet!!! I need to finish up telling about my trip!!! Thursday was an amazing!!! We had the privilege of watching the changing of the guard!! The changing of the guard has been a tradition in the United Kingdom for decades. While I could bore you with the different details of the changing of guard, I'll tell you the parts that were most unique to me. The hats that they wear are made of

 real bear skin!! They have been used since after World War II. There are not new bear skin hats made every time there is a new solider, the hats have been used for many years. After the changing of the guard we went to New Scotland Yard. The experience at New Scotland Yard was equally amazing as the changing of the guard. First we were address by assistant commissioner Lynne Owens with Central operations responsible for public order and criminal court. She was a high ranking officer, it was a privilege for her to come talk to us. She was one of the people in charge of policing the royal wedding. Next Police Eric Stuart spoke to the group. Eric Stuart, he has been on the security force for many different high profile events. This include the Olympics and the Notting Hill Carnival. We were privileged enough to hold the Olympic torch.  The Notting Hill Carnival is a very high profile event, filled with large crowds. Mr. Stuart had studied and had experience with crowd control. It was interesting to me how out of control crowds can get! We were also privileged to hold the Olympic torch!!!





 Then we went to Cambridge. Most of the Colleges were closed so we went on a punting tour, we had time so we went to the Eagle pub. You can see why it's famous in the picture below.

The buildings are separate colleges that fall under the jurisdiction of Cambridge. The buildings were beautiful and the punting tour was exciting.














Then on the way back to the hotel we went to the Cemetery at Cambridge. The land is owned by the United States of America. After seeing all of the graves I can truly say I feel grateful to those who fought in the war for our County.

Cheers,

Danielle