London Day 5: Tower Hill & Buckingham Palace

First off we took tour of the Tower Bridge. Despite looking reasonably Gothic, the bridge is a total fake and usually mistaken for the London Bridge. It had great views of the city and some interesting films about how it functions and how it was built.

Next we went on a London walking tour which included Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace the changing of the guard, and St. James Palace. We are never disappointed with the walking tours we take – it was awesome!

Then it was off to the Tower of London - one of the city’s most enduring images, but no one really comes for the architecture. They come for two things: the bloody stories (boy princes murdered in the tower by their wicked uncle, more beheadings than you can shake an axe at) and the crown jewels. We joined one of the yeomen warders’ (also known as Beefeaters – of gin fame) tours which was highly entertaining.

Finally, we took a trip around the HMS Belfast which was very interesting indeed. Whew! What a DAY =) You can see our pictures of London here.