May 27

Took the Tube back to Westminster (we got really good at the Tube!) and got on a boat down (or is it up?) the Thames to the Tower of London. It rained pretty steadily all day but we managed to see most of the Tower in spite of it. That’s another fascinating place with soooo much history. We didn’t stand in line to see the crown jewels but did see the part of the tower that was a royal residence, the prison part, the green where Anne Boleyn was beheaded, and the oldest center part that William the Conqueror built in the 1070's. It’s now a museum of armor and weapons - the photo is Henry VIII’s armor.

 

The Tower Bridge

Again we were ready to sit somewhere dry so hopped back on a tour bus and got the complete tour of London before getting off near St. Paul’s Cathedral and walking back down Fleet Street where we had seen several very old pubs the day before. Stopped at the oldest, The Cheshire Cheese, but it had no tables available so continued on down the street to The George and had a great dinner. The George is in the Temple Bar and is across the street from the Royal Courts of Justice- Cody, you need to come here some day!