After I turned in my last final for the semester I took a day and played tourist with my camera! I went to the changing of the guards and wandered around taking shots of iconic British landmarks. It was a very nice release after spending weeks writing essays and preparing for tests!

Here's a shot from the top of the London Eye. One of the most 'touristy' things that mom and I did together! It was fun and we had a beautiful clear day which made all the difference.

Elementary my dear Linda!!! Here we are at the Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221B Baker Street!!! On Boxing day we went to the museum then later in the evening we went to the new film. It was great!! I love Sherlock Holmes!

Here I am helping Sherlock and Dr. Watson out with a case!

Here we are on our way to board the Hogwart's Express!! Yes it's Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station! (Ironically Platform 9 3/4 has been temporarily moved to platform 12 because of construction at the station, but close enough! It is so funny because it is really tucked away in a corner of the platform right now so you have to search to find it but there are always plenty of people waiting to snap some fun shots like this one!)

Striding two hemispheres!!!! We went to Greenwich and here I am striding the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian was amazing but the best part was seeing John Harrison's sea clocks at the observatory near by! Absolutely amazing and something else I can check off my list of things to do before I die!!

Ice Cream Fondue at Haagan Dazs in Leicester Square!!! Ice cream, fruit, cookies and brownies dipped in warm chocolate. Heaven. What more need I say!!

Here we are enjoying a stroll around the grounds at Blenheim Palace! It was cool but a beautiful sunny day. All in all very refreshing!

Here we are at Kew Gardens. Even though it was very cold (especially for London) the greenhouses alone are worth the trip!

My Mom came to visit me in London for Christmas and New Year!! It was so wonderful to have her here, we kept quite busy and had a great time! Here's mom at a sweet shop at the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park on Boxing Day!