Changing of the Gaurd

While in London yesterday, we watched the changing of the guard, before the fresh guards continue on to Buckingham Palace. There is a very flamboyant ceremony and then the guards getting off shift take their horses back to their stables and the fresh ones go on to guard the palace. It is amazing because the horses, with a rider/guard, literally stand for hours at the front of these gates. The horses just stand there, expected not to move and stand for thousands of tourists to take their pictures along side them. The sweet horses are amazingly mellow and the guards don't move. We spared the horses and didn't get our picture, grinning goofily (like every other tourist) next to them. It was a pretty awesome sight though.
Here is a digitally enhanced photo of the Mounted Guards exchanging post, routinely at 11:00AM