The Tower of London

The Tower of London

Sunday morning, we headed to the Tower of London, one of the most famous sites in all of London. It was here that many were famously imprisoned and then loss their lives. It was first built by William the Conqueror as an actual palace in 1066. Over the next 500 years, more buildings were added on to the structure. It sits right on the banks of the Thames and, today, looks out on Tower Bridge. Although historically used as a prison for treasonous individuals, it is more tourist attraction today, but it also houses and guards the most coveted collection of jewelry around - the Crown Jewels. Sunday was a beautiful fall day - slightly windy, but sunny and in the low 60s - to tour the tower.

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Walking London

Walking London

Part of the charm of visiting London, one of Europe's biggest and oldest cities, is just taking the time to walk the street and explore. And with so much to see, this could definitely take you hours, no days, to see it all. There were some highlights we wanted to hit on our mini-tour of London: Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, the Changing of the Guards, Buckingham Palace, the banks of the Thames, Big Ben. And, we managed to actually see them all!

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