Swapping spit with 500 people

Ok, now that there are no more slivers shoved in places slivers oughtn't be, (knock on wood...ha ha....I kill me!)...we can get back to vacationing...

Our fifth day in England was Palm Sunday. One of the places on our list to visit was Westminster Abby. We found out that the only way to see the Cathedral on Sunday was to attend the Sunday Services. We were really glad we did! It was amazing! The sound of the choir resonating off the high high ceilings of the church was incredible! I am assuming that not all Mass services are this exciting...you know, just like every Sacrament meeting can't be the Primary Program..but there sure were a LOT of people there. We started out in the main foyer where we were each given a cross made out of a palm leaf...(I told Mike I could just imagine the "Catholic Relief Society" feverishly making all the crosses for the service.) Then the choir started to sing and led us all in a song as we walked around the church to our seats. Then they proceeded to sing the story of the Atonement. It was so beautiful.

Oh, to top off our wonderful meeting, a little old English lady sitting in front of Mike turned around and yelled at him for having such long legs. Apparently his foot was in her space. After she turned back around, we all cracked up. We quoted her rant for the rest of the trip. If you want to try and say this sentence with an angry English accent, you might understand why we all laughed..."Excuse me!! What is that foot doing sticking out there!?" Oh and for a funny visual, she was a tiny lady with scarf tied around her head...ya, Mike was really scared.

After Mass we rode the train to see Windsor Castle. HOLY HUGE BATMAN!! It was SO cool....on the outside. By the time we got done with our lackadaisical dinner at the Royal Oak Pub, the Castle was closed to visitors. DOH! Oh well, it was still really fun to see the outside. We tried to do some shopping, but apparently EVERYTHING closes there at 5pm. We didn't really care though...we were in ENGLAND! Just walking around the town was really fun. We ended up buying Ellie a super cute little English Tea set at one of the stores there. It has purple and yellow flowers on it. It's very dainty. :-) She loved it, and has played with it every day since we've been home. She is taking really good care of it too. She washes out the cups and re-wraps everything in bubble wrap before putting it back in the box. Today she hosted a tea party for her friends Samantha and Lexi. They were served sugar water and Cocoa puffs.

Does anyone else find it cool to see this modern flying contraption soaring over this royal historic dwelling?
ok , just cause you gots on yer fancy hoop skirts and ruffles, it don't make you look like a princess if your hair is all shabby-like. Put some ringlets in your hair for crap sakes! (I'm not referring to you Dave. Your look is timeless.)

This is us wandering about after we found out that we couldn't go inside the castle. The guard nearest to the castle told me everything we COULD have seen if we had made it on time. He also laughed at me when I asked him if it was free admittance. Stupid Americans!

PS I would have posted some pictures of the tea set, but on the way home from Windsor Castle I must have left my camera on the train...bummer! All the pictures from here on out were taken with my Mother-in-laws camera. I guess Mike will just HAVE to buy me a new camera.. :-)