The Guard

I'm in England. Really? Gosh, you didn't tell us about that in like 20 blogs. Anyway, since I'm here I've seen some of those guards. They are in front of Buckingham Palace and also at the Tower of London to guard the Roayl Jewelry (which are very shiny). They look like this:

I find those caps a little bit strange because they can't see anything. This particular guard had a tattoo in his neck. Rebellion!

Every once in a while they change shifts. When they do, they march in groups of 4 from one place to the other to pick the 'old' guard up and to deliver the 'new' guard. That ritual looks like this:

Well, that is not the ritual, that is how they walk. But still pretty amazing! Before they move they check each other if everything is right, stamp on the floor a couple of times and replace their guns (which are loaded)

I would never want this job but I believe that it is an honour to have it and not the easiest one to fetch!