The Tower of London is actually a palace/fortress comprised of somewhere around twenty towers (the most famous being the White Tower). For hundreds of years, special armed forces elite veterans have served here. The Beefeaters, as they are called, ran the prison that was here centuries ago, and now they oversee the keeping of the grounds and the running of tours and other public events. After an awesome guided tour, we got to wander around for awhile. And wander we did - we saw the Crown Jewels, which were amazing, and the armory in the White Tower. We stayed through lunch and the early afternoon.
Then was the Westminster Abbey. It was really neat and I liked the tour, but it wasn't anything extraordinary. My favorite part of the day was the performance of Phantom of the Opera we went to that night. I've been memorizing musicals since I was five or six, and it was amazing to see this one at Her Majesty's Theatre. I absolutely loved it.
It sounds like we didn't do much, but 17,000 steps and 33 flights of stairs later, I beg to differ.
Love you all,
Megan
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