We jumped on the DLR towards Monument/Bank. I had meant to get off at Tower Hill, but missed the stop and went all the way to Monument. It is only a short walk from there to the Tower so no big deal, but walking out of the station we nearly bumped into Monument.
Wow. I was not planning on visiting it, but it was only 3 pound entry for the two of us, so it was a no brainer. I remember the guide saying to visit this as one of your first activities in the day and at 311 steps, I know why. We counted on the way up and down. On the way up something must have gone wrong, cause on the way down we counted 311 exactly. I only stopped around 10 times on the way up. (It really is a long way) At the top there is a great view all around. From there we walked up to the Tower of London.
It was a beautiful day as you can see and the crowds were not too bad. We did the Yeoman tour first then went exploring. One of Jack's teachers lives in the tower as her husband is a Yeoman Guard. I couldn't remember her name though. The tower was good though Jack flew through the Crown Jewels exhibit. He much preferred the armour and weapons in the White Tower. We had lunch at the armoury Cafe which was nice and not too expensive, we found the obligatory snow globe and visited nearly every building in the place. By 4.00 I was ready to move on so we left by the river entrance and walked up to the Tower Bridge.
The Tower Bridge was not as exciting as I remember it and we went through there pretty quickly. The view from the top is pretty good, but not as good as the London Eye. The highlight for Jack was the interactive displays on hydraulics in the engine room at the end of the exhibit.Finishing up there we jumped on the DLR at Tower Gateway and was back home 30 minutes later. I great day out in London and 3 more sights ticked off in the guide. Only 65 more to go. (we have also been on the London Eye)
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Three Interesting Facts about Tower of London:
1) The London Tower was used for prison.
2) The London Tower has been built more then once because the building is very old
3) The engineer was Sir John Wolfe Barry
I am deeply grateful for being given the opportunity to travel to this amazing country. I was amazed of a quantity of Limousine London owners.I love going to Cities and getting lost in the history of the place, I can do that everyday in London
London is a great place to be at Christmas and I would encourage all Londoners to get out and enjoy their capital this festive season. I wish everyone a very merry Christmas
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