charlie and the chocolate factory musical
morning walks no the thames
lions at the entrance of the tower of london
tower hallway
famous black ravens
beefeater aka yeoman warder
london bridge
tower bridge
view from the walkway
Recap of the spring break vacation (I've broken it up into a few posts)
1. The first night we got to see was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Musical. It was definitely magical just like the book and the movies.
2. On the next day we took the underground to london bridge and then walked along the thames to get to the tower of london. We got a tour from a "beefeater" aka yeoman warder. In order to become a yeoman warder you must serve 22 years in the british military, and also you and your family must live at the tower of london. I think that is awesome! They are living with and in history, but it's also creepy at the same time. I mean they are living in the place where Ann Boleyn lost her head, among others. Would you be scared to live there?
We saw the famous black ravens that are free to roam the grounds. [They have their wings clipped.] And we also got to walk in the towers, with their narrow spiral stairwells. (Which I especially don't like walking down) Seeing the crown jewels were breath-taking, the diamond on the coronation scepter is over 500 carats! And the diamond on the crown is over 200 carats, with a huge sapphire and a huge ruby, as well as with pearls from Queen Elizabeth I. It is a culmination of jewels from ancestors of the crown.
3. Next stop, tower bridge, which is right next door to the tower of london. It is quite an amazing feat. It was built in the 19th century, and only 10 people died from building it. That is crazy, such a low fatality rate for something that took years to build. We got to go to the top of the bridge and look out onto the river thames. It was a breathtaking view, especially since we somehow timed it perfectly to get up there around sunset.
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