Day 5: Tower of London and Dinner at Wagamama with everyone

Tuesday was the day for the Tower of London. It was really packed with people when we got there, but there was no turning back for us. We were determined to get in and see everything we could. It is really a pretty place, not what you would normally think of when you hear the name Tower of London huh! But the castle was really nice.

So even though it was busy and there were about 50 other people trying to go on the walking tour with our Beefeater tour guide, we still tagged along. We found our way to the front of the tour by running around other people so we could hear everything he had to say. The only people that now live in the Tower of London are the beefeaters and doctors and thats about it. The king or queen used to live there, specifically there were lots of stories about King Henry the eighth who brought his many wives there for them to later be killed. Many of their bodies still lie in the church on premise along with many other ppl. There were lots of funny, sad and interesting stories we were told about the castle, but it is hard to remember them all.

It was very interesting that before we got in the long line to see the crown Jewels we saw the guards. These guards in the dark uniform marched out and got ready to relieve the guard in red. It was cool, unexpected and I caught a bit of it on video!

This was a view of some of the inside of the Tower of London. To the left is where the crown jewels are and straight ahead is where the gallery is and museum. We did not go to the museum, but we did of course see the crown jewels. You cannot take pictures inside but it was well worth seeing. There was so much gold and large diamonds and other precious stones that it looked almost fake and unreal. It was hard to take in seeing that much jewelry, crowns, platters and other cool things. My favorite part was getting to see the actual ceremonies they had videotaped and had on display because it allowed you to really understand the use of all the pieces and then see them in real life. So cool. The afternoon was not as eventful, we got some fish and chips after that and then relaxed until we had to go to dinner at Wagamama, a noodle bar, with all of the students. Dinner was REALLY good and they were pretty relaxed about what we got so we got a feast! then came back and relaxed with full bellies before class the next day :)