Our first event if the day was a city tour that was partially on a bus and partially walking around. We saw all of the major tourist destinations (St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster, Trafalgar Square, and Buckingham to name a few) and then we were given free reign to explore the city on our own.
We quickly learned to navigate the Underground and made our way to the Tower of London, walking over London Bridge on the way (it did not fall).
At the Tower, we walked the entire perimeter of the battlements as part of the tour. During our walk, we learned of the history of the Tower all the way from medieval times to current day. (Did you know the Tower held a managery of animals before the London zoo was built? Did you also know that spectators were allowed up close interaction with the animals and there were several instances of the animals attacking people who got too close? Who knew that petting a lion's paw could result in loss of limb?)
Our tour of the Tower concluded in the courtyard where most of the executions took place.
The rest of our afternoon was spent walking through London. We found China Town, Covent Garden, and Trafalgar Square before we decided to call it a day and head back to the hotel.
And that about sums up our first and only full day in London! I'll be posting again soon with an update about our excursion to Oxford and Stonehenge!
Stay tuned!
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