Changing of the guard at the palace is a very elaborate affair. It is worth noting that unlike the changing of the guard at several notable US places, changing of the guard here refers to changing out the set of guards who have been doing the guarding for the last 2 days not changing out the individual guards in a shift. When we walked past the palace in the evening we saw the latter version and thought it wasn't that impressive. This is why when we unexpectedly ran into a changing of the guard on our way to the National Gallery we were quite surprised not only at our good fortune but also that there were so many guards walking around. The American in me felt the sudden urge to run up the closest bell tower and ring out the warning the "red coats are coming". But is was abundantly clear that that warning would be unnecessary because the red coats were announcing themselves with a full brass band and a full compliment of bagpipes. If that doesn't say run for your lives, I don't know what does.
It was fun to watch the guards walk past and we were delighted that the phenomenal luck we had enjoyed on our trip thus far had continued to bring us exciting and unexpected adventures.
Changing of the guard at the palace is a very elaborate affair. It is worth noting that unlike the changing of the guard at several notable US places, changing of the guard here refers to changing out the set of guards who have been doing the guarding for the last 2 days not changing out the individual guards in a shift. When we walked past the palace in the evening we saw the latter version and thought it wasn't that impressive. This is why when we unexpectedly ran into a changing of the guard on our way to the National Gallery we were quite surprised not only at our good fortune but also that there were so many guards walking around. The American in me felt the sudden urge to run up the closest bell tower and ring out the warning the "red coats are coming". But is was abundantly clear that that warning would be unnecessary because the red coats were announcing themselves with a full brass band and a full compliment of bagpipes. If that doesn't say run for your lives, I don't know what does. 
It was fun to watch the guards walk past and we were delighted that the phenomenal luck we had enjoyed on our trip thus far had continued to bring us exciting and unexpected adventures. 
We were also relieved to find out that the single guard who had been marching back and forth the other day was not the sole guarder of the castle nor had he been on a 48 hour shift.
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