UK Tourist & Leisure Attractions

On the way to the Tower of London we walked alongside the River Thames past HMS Belfast and over Tower Bridge (been to both).  Here's Belinda pausing for breath before crossing the bridge.

Our friend Bob is seen here showing Belinda the picture he's just taken with his new digital camera.  If the weather looks a bit dull, that's because, with only a few weeks to go till mid-summer, it was dull!
 

Mike and Belinda here in discussion with Tower Bridge as a backdrop.  All three of us had our digital cameras so we took plenty of pictures in the Tower of London.  Mike looks like he's on a country ramble rather than a London tourist though!

We walked over Tower Bridge to get across to the Tower of London, it's quite a structure.
 

Half way over Tower Bridge we stopped and looked across to the Tower and imagined what it was all like in the olden days.  No comments this time about Mike remembering it well!

At last the entrance to the Tower of London, which cost £13.50.  Once inside we met a Beefeater who showed us around.  Mike decided he'd like a job where he gets to eat all day too!
 

After we entered we were guided round by the Yeoman Warder (or Beefeater) who kept his audience amused with lots of witty snippets of information.  Here we're about to walk under the Bloody Tower.  Behind us is St. Thomas's Tower and Traitors Gate.

There were plenty of photo opportunities as we wandered round the Tower of London.  As you can see, we weren't the only tourists!  The Beefeater guide lasted about an hour and included the Chapel Royal where the Beefeater straddles the exit awaiting his tips!
 

Er mate, your flies are undone!  This guard is guarding the Waterloo Block where the Crown Jewels are kept.  We joined the queue and saw the Jewels, unfortunately photos weren't allowed inside this part of the Tower of London.

The highlight of our visit was to see the Crown Jewels in the Jewel House.  Continued on Tower of London page 2.