On this page of my scrapbook, you find me during Easter Break, 1993. What exciting times for a 17-year-old travelling internationally for the first time! A group of 35 students from grades 10, 11 & 12, along with 5 teacher chaperones, embarked on a 10-day journey between London, Paris, and places in between.

On this page, scanned from my first scrapbook that I endeavoured to put together, we are getting a glimpse of 10 Downing Street. This is the headquarters of the Government of the United Kingdom and the official residence and office the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Originally built as three mansions between 1682 and 1684, the building we all know now from news broadcasts had been extensively rebuilt, most recently in 2010 to modernize the kitchen which had not been renovated in 50 years.

The top picture is the snap I took going past on the coach. The bottom one is the shot I got when we walked past the gates later that day. It is in the bottom photo that you can just make out the famous black facade of #10.