LONDON!!!! Day 2

March 3, 2011

Second day in London! Let's go sightseeing...As we were headed to our first destination the local executioner was nice enough to let me pose for a picture between some beheadings.

We made it to the Tower of London. This is a real old castle that is notorious for prisoners that stayed there and the executions that were performed there. As you can see we're bundled up because it was pretty cold.


This is the White Tower. It's the original castle. The surrounding walls were added over the years. There was plenty of access everywhere and lots of things to see...


...like armor and weapons...

...and spiral staircases in the towers...

...and old potties.


I made Jen take a picture with the potty because her stopping to go to the bathroom was a recurring theme everywhere we went. I thought she went often before she was pregnant but I swear our kid is using her bladder as a punching bag or something. The crown jewels are in the Tower of London as well and we got to see them up close but they don't allow photos. Let me just tell you that the royals have some serious bling.

Here was a photo op at one of the iconic red phone booths. Oddly enough this one didn't have a phone in it. Guess someone wanted a souvenir.


The Tower Bridge is close by and spans across the River Thames. This is Jen's favorite London landmark. By the way she's been to London before before but I haven't.


Later in the day we walked around the National Portrait Gallery. In the streets we walked by this guy all painted up and pretending to be a statue.

This was near Piccadilly Circus. Not like Ringling Bros. A circus in England means a open space where roads meet. This one is like Times Square with the neon signs.


Oh, looky what we stumbled on! A window full of pastries. There's two less now.


Jen and I went back to the hotel after a long day and enjoyed these. Yum!


We went to bed and Jen slept soundly but I woke up to one of the most memorable London moments of the whole trip. Some old lady in a nearby room opened her door and yelled out, "DAMN BRITISH PEOPLE! MAKE SO MUCH NOISE IN THE HALLWAY!" Then she slammed her door. This was followed by many murmurings in other rooms. Then the old lady came back out and yelled, "THAT'S RIGHT! DAMN BRITISH PEOPLE!!" and slammed her door again. Ha, ha! I was giggling in bed. That was so awesome!