Obama’s European Vacation: Scenes From The President’s Week-Long Trip Abroad

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1||President Obama embarked on a trip to Europe last week, meeting with various foreign leaders, dining with the Queen of England and attending the G8 Summit in France.

Here, he walks among the 1st Battalion Scots Guards with Britain’s Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace in London. ||Adrian Dennis/MCT/Newscom&&

2||President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with Queen Elizabeth II at Winfield House, home to the Ambassador of the United States of America, in Regents Park, London. ||Allpix / Splash News/Allpix / Splash News/Newscom&&

3||President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama raise a glass at a pub in Moneygall, Ireland, hometown of the President’s great-great-great grandfather. ||x99/x99/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

4||President Obama played ping pong with British Prime Minister David Cameron. ||Photoshot/Newscom&&

5||President Obama watched a military procession ahead of a meeting with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in Warsaw, Poland. ||Newspix/Icon SMI CBN/Newspix/Icon SMI/Newscom&&

6||President Obama holding a hurley — a piece of equipment used in Hurling, Ireland’s national sport — presented to him by Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, in Farmleigh, Ireland on May 23. ||Photoshot/Photoshot/AdMedia/Newscom&&

7||President Obama delivered a speech to the British Parliament in Westminster Hall on May 25. ||Allpix / Splash News/Allpix / Splash News/Newscom&&

8||President Obama addressed a crowd at College Green in Dublin, Ireland on May 23. ||MAXWELLS IRISH GOVERMENT POOL/EFE/Newscom&&

9||Queen Elizabeth II, President Obama, Michelle Obama and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace prior to a State Banquet on May 24. ||Allpix / Splash News/Allpix / Splash News/Newscom&&

10||Obama attended the G8 summit in France during his trip overseas. Here, he’s pictured with other world leaders. ||Mousse-Orban/Mousse-Orban/ABACA/Newscom&&

11||President Obama and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland. ||Newspix/Icon SMI CBN/Newspix/Icon SMI/Newscom&&

12||British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama pitched in at a barbecue for members of the military in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London on May 25. ||u99/u99/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

13||Queen Elizabeth II raised a toast to President Obama during a State Banquet in Buckingham Palace on May 24. ||n44/n44/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

14||President Obama addressed the British Parliament in Westminster Hall on May 25. ||Allpix / Splash News/Allpix / Splash News/Newscom&&

15||Barack and Michelle Obama, with newlyweds Prince William and Princess Catherine. || n44/n44/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

16||British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama. ||Neal Leon/Neal Leon/PA Photos/ABACA/Newscom&&

17||President Obama and Michelle Obama at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey in London. ||Photoshot/Newscom&&

18||President Obama and England’s Prince Charles. ||Photoshot/Newscom&&

19||Irish pop duo Jedward performed ahead of Obama’s speech at College Green in Dublin, Ireland. ||Mark Doyle / Splash News/Mark Doyle / Splash News/Newscom&&

20||President Obama and Michelle Obama sipped beers at a pub in Moneygall, Ireland. ||/EFE/Newscom&&

21||Obama glanced over his shoulder to make sure no one was trying to steal a swig of his beer. ||-/EFE/Newscom&&

22||President Obama and Queen Elizabeth || ||Allpix / Splash News/Allpix / Splash News/Newscom&&

23||Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron teamed up for a game of ping pong. ||Photoshot/Newscom&&

24||Obama and David Cameron at 10 Downing Street. ||u99/u99/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

25||President Obama and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in Farmleigh, Ireland on May 23. || Photoshot/Photoshot/AdMedia/Newscom&&

26||President Obama signed the visitor’s book at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, home to Irish President Mary McAleese, on May 23. || Photoshot/Photoshot/AdMedia/Newscom&&

27||President Obama and Queen Elizabeth || ||n44/n44/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

28||President Obama at a State Banquet in Buckingham Palace on May 24. ||n44/n44/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

29||President Obama met members of the choir at Westminster Abbey in London on May 25. ||n44/n44/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&

30||First Lady Michelle Obama and Fionnuala Kenny, the Irish Prime Minister’s wife. ||Photoshot/Photoshot/AdMedia/Newscom&&

31||A woman enthusiastically greeted Obama after his speech at College Green in Dublin, Ireland. ||Behal Julien/Behal Julien/PA Photos/ABACA/Newscom&&

32||President Obama, with Queen Elizabeth II and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace on May 24. ||Dennis Adrian/Dennis Adrian/PA Photos/ABACA/Newscom&&

33||President Obama at College Green in Dublin, Ireland. ||ENDA DORAN/EFE/Newscom&&

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