Friday, March 2, 2012

The London Tower

Today, Kayla, Deby, and I got up early and spent the day at the Tower of London.  We started off with a guided tour from one of the Beef Eaters which was very informative.  Thankfully I know quite a bit about British History, so I was able to explain to Deby and Kayla what our tour guide was talking about.  It was really cool seeing the old Roman walls of London inside of the tower and and also seeing the tower jewels again.  I didn't realize how long of a time we had to spend to see the everything, but it was a good day and a great start to our sightseeing weekend.  














Our Tour guide 


Traitors Gate
















Fusiliers’ Museum    











The White Tower


Part of the Roman Wall                     .  



Royal Armouries’ collection


Henry VIII and Edward VI's Armor 


Clothing from the current royal family


Kings' heads and their horses


Tower in 1547



Norman Fireplace


Tudor Armor 


Tallest Suit of Armor


Diamond encrusted guns



Keys to the Tower






The current curency together makes the shape of a shield 



Lion of St. Mark


Having Fun in the Gift Shop



Chapel Royal of St Peter and Vincula    


Queen’s House


Changing of the Guards 




Graffiti inside the Beauchamp Tower
 



Couldn't fit through the door


Just a bit too tall :(


Deby and I




Some of the Ravens


St. Thomas Tower


Traitor's Gate













King's Bedroom






The Chapel











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