London calling! Neither Bev nor Barb had been to London, so Bill and I got to showcase the best of London in 2-1/2 days. I think we tuckered them out, but we sure did see a lot!
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| Barb atop a hop on hop off bus |
From atop the big red hop-on-hop-off we got lots of great photos. Photos of Barb taking photos, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, a London lion, and Tower Bridge.
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| Houses of Parliament and Big Ben |
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| London Lion |
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| Tower Bridge |
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| Driving over Tower Bridge |
We hopped off the bus to visit the Tower of London, and scoped out the Tower Bridge that we later walked across.
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| About to walk across Tower Bridge |
And believe it or not, the Tower Bridge had to be raised while we were there! I've never seen it raise before. If you look closely, you can actually see a bit of the tall ship that's about to cross under the bridge.
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| Tower Bridge is up! |
At the Tower of London, Bev & Barb got to pose with a guard, hang out in a guard box, and check out the site where Anne Bolyn (among others) lost her head. Not to mention viewing the crown jewels, Henry VIII's armor, and medieval prison graffiti. Everyone always thinks the Tower of London is just a tower, but it's a lot, lot more!
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| Smitten Ladies |
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| They're on duty! |
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| Anne Boleyn (and others') execution site |
Leaving the Tower of London we took some time to view the temporary poppy exhibit in honor of the 100th anniversary of WWI. Each poppy represents a British soldier who died during WWI (in total there are 888,246 poppies for 888,246 lost) and they're displayed in such a way as to look like blood flowing from the castle.
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| Tower of London poppies |
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| Poppies at Tower of London |
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| Poppies at Tower of London |
It was a beautiful and eerie sight and I am very glad we were able to see the exhibit as it will only be on display for a few more weeks.
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