The Diamond Jubilee

Unfortunately, or fortunately as it was pouring rain that weekend, we were out of town in Budapest when the Queen had her Diamond Jubilee.

The people over here are divided into Royalists and Republicans.  Those who like having a Royal Head of State, and those who feel it is an outmoded old-fashioned tradition that should be done away with.













In this year, however, whatever your opinion, everyone is getting into the spirit, and the Union Jack is everywhere.  

From billboards to Bric-a-brac, everything is dressed up for the event.













It is a great time to be here in England.

To celebrate the occasion, I tried my hand at making English Muffins.  They proved to be easier to make than I imagined.  And they came out very good too by the way.

We even bought a plate with the face of our favorite monarch on it.