Sunday, January 21, 2024

ENGLAND:SCOTLAND (8)

17-12-2023 .. Sunday .. LONDON


Stepped out from Wimbledon Gate with heavy heart .. Good Bye, Centre Court


Took Bus 493 to Southfields Tube Station .. 

four stops, took 12 minutes

Took train from Southfields to Green Park.

Southfields ➜ East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [changed train here for Piccadilly line]

Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park 

11 stations, 35 minutes


Walked from Green Park Station to Buckingham Palace

a pleasant walk of 10 minutes .. temperature 11 değ.C 

these pictures taken at 4:30 in the evening .

sun sets here at 3:30 itself

On crossing the road, we saw the Palace Gate & The Queen Victoria Memorial.


BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms.  These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.

In measurements, the building is 108 metres long across the front, 120 metres deep (including the central quadrangle) and 24 metres high.

It served as the official London residence of the UK’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch.  The State Rooms at Buckingham Palace are open to visitors every summer.

( Picture Courtesy:  GOOGLE EARTH )


Please visit these link to have a detailed description on Palace.

https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace

https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-buckingham-palace

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Palace


We could not enter into Palace as it is open to visitors from July to September only.

Only from outside the Main Gate, we saw the Palace and took snaps.


BUCKINGHAM PALACE  continues …



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