London has many Historic Royal Palaces and The Tower of London is one of them. This tower is the home of the renown Crown Jewels. Yes, the real crown jewels! That is why there are guards. Not only are the guards there to guard the jewels, but the Tower is still an official royal residence, therefore it remains the army's obligation to guard it.
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Photo taken in front of the jewel house |
After we explored the grounds of the tower we walked across the tower bridge to the only thatched building in the whole of London - Shakespeare's Globe. This theatre was reconstructed in about the exact same area where the original open-air playhouse was. The original globe had burned down - for more information and interesting facts, follow the link about the reconstruction of today's globe.
"To be, or not to be"
I just had to post this picture - I think it captures the romance of London
After a long day, there was a bit of time to go to House of Frasers, now one of my favourite department stores. 
Back at High Barnett Station, the temperature in the car was -8 degrees.
Time to head home and enjoy central heating.
