Her Majesty's Official Birthday

Saturday, June 12th was the Queen's official birthday (her real birthday is earlier in the year, but due to the probability of rain they celebrate it in summer) and the Tube was PACKED with tourists and Londoners alike heading to Buckingham Palace to catch a glimpse of the iconic ruler. Crammed up against the fence in a mass of people seven rows thick for probably a quarter mile, I managed to snap a few pictures of the pomp and circumstance. Unfortunately, there was an adorable little boy sitting on the fence in front of me that blocked most of my shots by enthusiastically waving his flag in front of my camera.

(The lavender spot in the carriage is the Queen!)

(Buckingham Palace Mall, after the festivities)

(Buckingham Palace, tourist-free)