Day 6 - Tower of London and Westminster Abbey

Today was a good day!  We went almost 12 miles according to map-my-run, but 4 of them were on the Tube. Of course it doesn't count stairs, which we managed quite a few.  

We started with the Tower of London, and spent 3 hours there checking out the amazing Crown Jewels, ramparts, Beefeater tour, and the White Tower.  The beefeaters are so funny! It was all very good stuff, and no question a London highlight. 

We crossed the river on the top level of the Tower Bridge (called the Exhibition).  Not worth the cost (but free with our London Pass) - I didn't realize it is inside so the views were barely ok.  Luckily the other side of the Thames offers a great pix of the Tower of London. 

We ate lunch at Borough Market.  It has quite the variety of food booth options - I will take one of each, please!  It was crowded and hard to keep together so we didn't scope the whole place out. 

Next was an audio tour of Westminster Abbey. It was well done telling us everything we should know, and what it doesn't tell you, you can ask one of the many helpful docents.  No pix allowed which means you can't take a pix of your favorite dead person (there are over 3000 buried there).  

Then we found our way down to the bunkers of the Churchill War Rooms.  They look just like they did when they switched off the lights in 1945. You could spend a little time or a lot of time there.  It was interesting. 

Outside at Saint James park Craig was making friends with all the animals. The park looks like a fairy tale, and having him surrounded by birds, geese, squirrels was like a scene from Cinderella (a male version, that is).  He wants to go back to see his friends!

I made a brass rubbing in the crypt of St Martin-in-Fields (in Trafalgar Square). I think my Christopher will really like it - I know he would have liked to make one!

Dinner was no good. Fish n chips in Soho. And for those who don't eat fish, a crappy sausage. Good company though, which is all that really matters.

It's bedtime but we can't stop laughing. Between Craig and Reene trying to share a twin, and me on the floor, plus now socks are hanging to dry from the chandelier -- we really class up this joint!