Once In a Lifetime

We happened to be in London the day before the Tour de France.  Consequently, they were setting up for the big event, in which they completely shut down parts of Parliament Square to vehicular traffic, especially Buckingham Palace and the road leading to it.  So for us, we had the rain which drove many people inside, traffic was already being cut off, which meant fewer people, and the setting sun.  Perfect conditions! 

We were able to walk down the middle of the road which is usually bustling with cars.  To top it off, we saw a rainbow right at the entrance, and we chased that rainbow all the way back to Big Ben.  We were fortunate enough to walk right by the gates when a car pulled out, and the guard let us take a quick picture while the gate was open. 

Epic! It was the perfect way to end the trip!

Walking down the road--remember, this is usually busy with cars--how cool is it that we get to walk right on down the middle!

Looking back at Buckingham Palace

They were getting everything set up for the Tour de France!

 The rainbow we chased all the way to Big Ben

 Once we got to Big Ben though, the rainbow was gone.  We were able to get these really cool evening shots though!

This was the picture the guard let us get with the open gate!