The final leg of this journey. We walk from our hotel in York and hop on board the train to London.
Arriving in London. What do I see across from the train station? FYI - they do call them "fries" and not "chips" as I thought they would.
Wait, maybe we should go to Hogwarts….
Maybe I'll just sit and read at the British Library for a while.
Parliament, Big Ben, Piccadilly, Chinatown
Westminster Abbey - very impressive with all its history. The site of coronations, weddings, and burials was founded in 960.
Along the Thames to the Tower of London
London Eye
Is this the TARDIS ? Oh, Doctor, Doctor?
St. Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, is Britain's symbol of resistence. Dedicated firemen prevented the Nazi's from destorying it despite 57 nights of bombing in WWII.
St. Paul's and the pedestrian Millennium Bridge
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - very nice replica and excellent productions. You can sit or be upclose to the stage and mingle with the "peasants"
The modern buildings seem out of place in the midst of all London's history.
Tower Bridge with 2012 Olympic Rings displayed.
Tower of London - has been a royal residence, a prison, execution site (think Anne Boelyn) and home to the crown jewels. Prisoners entered from the Thames through the "Traitor's Gate"
Traitor's Gate from inside the Tower.
Beefeaters are the Yeoman Warders whose job it was to guard the Tower, its prisoners, and the jewels. The now provide entertaining tours.
Legend says that the Tower will fall if the ravens ever leave.
Guarding the Queen's jewels.
