Tour of London

The day after the party, and just in case we weren't feeling nauseous enough, I had pre-booked tickets on the London Eye. Fortunately for my stomach, the thick cloud and driving rain meant that there were few opportunities to see even as far as the other side of the river. The rain abated for our trip to the Tower of London and enabled me to waffle on and on about English history.

That night I caught up with the boys in Greenwich, whilst Gill went for a curry with Jenna and Drew in Brick Lane. The following morning, as we made our way on foot to Waterloo via Bankside and the South Bank to catch the train to Dorset, the sun did indeed make a brief appearance. 

A momentary gap in between the clouds 

The Eiffel Tower 

The Ship & Shovell, Charing Cross 

Authentic British pub food 

tour guide

 The White Tower, Tower of London

Traitors Gate 

 Tudor decor

 

Henry VIII (minus the contents of his armour)

Tower Green, with resident ravens

 Site of the execution of Anne Boleyn

 Men with silly hats standing in the rain

 Men with silly hats walking in the rain

 Royal barge, St Catherine's Dock

 

Cutbacks have led to major staff shortages for the Scots Guards

 Where we put criminals before finding somewhere more remote to send them

 Sydney Harbour Bridge

Rat with bushy tail

Yes, that IS blue sky and NO it hasn't been photoshopped 

City of London School, St Paul's and the Millenium Bridge

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