The Royal Rasberry

The palace is a massive building. The size of two white houses, and that's not including the lawn, Queens Art Gallery, or the museum. The gates are 15 feet tall, and the main ones bear the royal crest.
Inside the gates, far away from the crowds of tourists, you can see the famous British guards. At first, it's a bit disappointing. In every Hollywood movie about London it looks as if the guards are right on the sidewalks. How am I supposed to get my full experience if I cant even get near the guards???
Thankfully, we walked over to check out another part of the palace -the royal driveway or something- and I found what I was looking for! The guards were much closer! REALLY close. Especially when they marched to maintain a perimeter as us tourists crowded as close as we could. But I must say, Hollywood should make their guards as amusing as these two were!