We got an early start on this day, as we had timed tickets to enter the Tower of London at 9 am.
Walking up to the Tower, with the sun rising behind it. Lovely!
Again, a great audio tour here kept us happily walking and listening for more than 3 hours...and honestly, we could have stayed longer. Here is the Traitor's Gate, where the boats would enter to bring traitors.
I wish Krypto had his eyes open, but I still think this is a great pic of the kids listening to the history of the Tower of London.
Edward I's bedroom in the Tower of London.
Gotta pose with the iron soldier and the Tower Bridge in the background.
My Sissi.
Deciding if we want to continue walking the wall or go down to see the Crown Jewels...we continued walking and did the jewels more at the end of our tour.
The guards, keeping the Crown Jewels safe.
In the White Tower, built by William the Conqueror.
Gift shop fun...Henry the VIII and his wives, as Christmas tree ornaments.
Me and my girl in front of the Tower Bridge.
View as we walked away.
Family picture!
Walking across the bridge.
Christmas market opposite the Tower of London. We got lunch here before we entered the HMS Belfast.
Getting ready to board the HMS Belfast, a light cruiser used in WWII and the Korean War.
All decorated for Christmas.
Hmmm, some interesting things that the commander will and won't help you with.
Making bread, lots and lots of bread.
The crew's cat had its own place to sleep.
Silly girl!
Pictures on the bow of the ship.
The boys on the bow of the ship.
Getting an overview of his domain.
A last witness before retirement...this ship was also used in the Arctic with the Russians to guard convoys and this sign signifies that relationship between the two nations.
Crossing the bridge and getting on the underground at the London Bridge Station.
We've arrived...and Sissi loves the name of this station!
Getting ready to enter the Imperial War Museum.
We only got through the first floor, the WWI exhibit. It had been recently redone for the 100 year anniversary and was super engaging. We all really enjoyed it and would love to come back another day to visit the other couple of floors of the museum.
Giving a shout out to the Americans for their help in the war.
An interactive dress-up station for the kids.
Bookstores! Our nemesis!!!
We left the IWM and walked back toward the underground, but needed to get dinner before arriving at the Globe for Macbeth, so we took a chance and stopped at a local pub, The Prince of Wales. We all ordered their classic fish and chips. It was fabulous!
Sign commemorating the location of Shakespeare's original Globe Theatre that burned down in 1666 in the Great Fire of London. The new Globe was only opened, a few blocks away, in 1997 after getting an exemption from the city to build with wood in the city.
Super dark, but we're ready for Macbeth!
It was all done by candlelight. Very cool!
We really enjoyed our experience here.
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