Where did William and Katherine get married?

Today is Saturday, and we decided to take a train ride over to Westminster.  Our first stop was Westminster Abby where Prince William and Katherine were married as were his grandparents and great grandparents.  His mother Diana's funeral was also held there.  There was a long queue but within a half hour we were in and it was worth the wait.

As you can see in the photos we weren't alone.  If fact when we got off the train and climbed the stairs there were so many travel groups we could hardly move.  It was a sea of people flocking to the same location.  But, once in line and then inside it was fine.  Of course you cannot take photos inside.  In one large side space they had a lovely display of wedding pictures and it was fun viewing those.
The Abby is a working church and houses many, many tribute plaques, busts, and tombs.  Great poets are recognized not just British, all.  Many tombs of Kings and Queens and others that were important to the crown.  The Abby dates back to 960ad.  The tombs include Elizabeth 1 and Mary 1, Mary Queen of Scots, Geoffrey Chaucer the author to name a few.  There is a tribute to Charles Darwin, President Roosevelt and others.  We spent a couple of hours wondering through this spectacular building.  I tried to imagine the bride walking down the long isle in this beautiful church, what a wonderful experience in itself.
After leaving the Abby we walked over to St. James Park and then up to Buckingham Palace.  On the way we walked through this street, Queen Anne's Gate, that seemed to take me back in time.

  St. James Park is a wonderful peaceful walk.

 You can see Buckingham Palace in the background of this photo below with the Queen Victoria Statue in front of it.

The Palace is huge of course and to see the balcony that the Royal Family comes out onto during special occasions is very fun.

We walked back to the train without the crowd thank goodness and had a lovely meal near where we were staying.  Hilary's brother-in-law and sister now have a studio flat in London so we were able to stay there and save a huge lodging expense.
Sunday we had a lovely lunch at Hilary's daughters flat.  She and her wonderful boyfriend, Matt, cooked up a beautiful and delicious lunch for us and Hilary's nephew and his wife joined us.  It was a fantastic afternoon.  They live in a part of London called Roman Road which is a little community inside of London.  It is very near to the 2012 Stadium for the Olympic Games also.  There is a park near by where they will be able to watch the Games on big screens.
Well, today is Monday and we are having lunch with Hilary's teacher friends so you know I will be having a great visit with them.