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Coming from a country where the last king ever—Louis XVI—was executed by guillotine, I tend to see monarchy as somewhat obsolete and old-fashioned, although harmless if a Parliament is in place. We don’t hear that much about the Queen in Canada, and I’ve never been very interested in Royal Family gossip.

I still wanted to see Buckingham Palace though, as well as the area around it. Indeed, once you step on Constitution Hill, you feel like you enter another world. A high wall and barbwire protect the boundaries of the Palace and there seems to be CCTV cameras everywhere. Traffic lights have pedestrian-and-horse themed crossing lights. Cars are shiny and hordes of tourists are ready to press the shutter button as soon as they see a shadow moving inside the Palace.

Of course, you can’t step into Buckingham Palace. Besides, the Queen was in Ottawa when we were in London —awful timing, right? Yet, people get as close to the gates as they can, and take pictures of the guards instead.

Ah, No Trespassing
Traffic Lights for Horses
Gate of Buckingham Palace
Front of Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace and the Guards
Admiralty Arch
Buckingham Palace Gates\’ Lock
Buckingham Palace Gates\’ Lock
Buckingham Palace Gates
Trying to Take Pictures…
Buckingham Palace\’ Fountain
Gate to the Mall Walk
Buckingham Palace
Towards the Mall Walk
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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