UK: Oban, Scotland

Welcome to Oban, Scotland. It is about three hours north of Glasgow. The pictures may seem repetitive, however the beauty of Scotland is not! While in Oban we took a seal sight seeing boat tour. Also, please note a few videos at the bottom.

Facts of Oban:

• Scottish Gaelic: An t-Oban meaning The Little Bay
• "Gateway to the Isles"
• Population: 8,120
• Tourist season population: 25,000
• Mountains in the background: Morvern and Ardgour

See the Castle covered in moss.

Leaving the coastline of Oban on our Seal Outing.

Quick hello from my fellow travelers (Dana, my cousin and her friends Vlad and Amna)

The Jellyfish Video. When on our Seal tour, we could see Jellyfish by the pailful in the water. So the skipper pulled one out of the water to show us. Quite interesting!

UK: Walking around London

Parliament and Big Ben

Parliament

Big Ben

The Royal Stable Guards

St. James's Park

View of the London Eye

St. James's Park

Buckingham Palace

Gates of Buckingham Palace

Leading into Wimbledon

Wimbledon Order of Play

Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace

UK: Hyde Park

Hyde Park is Amazing!! I could have spent all day here because it is so beautiful and relaxing!!

Kensington Palace

UK: London Eye

My cousin Dana and I at the 3D Experience of the London Eye.

Parliment and Big Ben

This is the contraption we rode in while on the London Eye.

My cousin Dana and I
Overlooking the Thames River and behind me is Parliament

UK: Tower of London

The Tower of London was originally built by William the Conqueror 1078.

View of Tower of London. The green patch of grass was once a moat that was 15 meters deep.

Inside the Tower of London

On the Right hand side is the Thames.

This is the gate a traitor would have been brought through to the Tower.

A mural on the White Tower due to restoration.

A royal Church which is still used is to the Left while the Crown Jewels are housed on the Right. The Church on the Left is where the remains of Queen Anne Boleyn are kept under the alter.

These apartments were built for Queen Anne Boleyn. However, her apartments were not finished before she was beheaded. So technically speaking, she never occupied the apartments King Henry VIII built for her as a wedding present.

This is also the square Queen Anne Boleyn was beheaded. She was fortunate to have a private beheading unlike the public beheading in the square outside the Tower.

View from inside the Tower of London