while waiting to receive veronicas addy from my secret admirer , my time would be spent : 1 ) going to buckingham palace and watching the changing of the guard ; 2 ) having high tea at the lanesborough hotel , the tea guilds top london afternoon tea award winner for 2008 , 3 ) finding out where maggie thatcher lived and trying my best to catch a glimpse of the baroness herself , 4 ) shopping at harrods for a union jack flag , biscuits etc. , 5 ) touring big ben , and 6 ) crossing the real thames , which i was sure would be much more satisfying than crossing the fake one in london , ontario , which i have done a few times because i have rellies there .