Chapter 11 Tower stairs and my aching feet

We got this morning and got ready to go on a private tour. We didn’t know what to expect and Sam wanted to check his email this morning and make sure nothing had changed. That’s when he noticed the day that the tour is supposed to take place, the 28^th. You have to understand, we have been traveling for many days and we lose track of the days. I heard Sam say, “Oh no!” I asked why, and he said that, and he said it is the 27^th today. I couldn’t figure out why that was bad. Then he explained that the tour is for the 28^th! So we got up and got ready for nothing! Oh well, if that is the worst thing that happens on this trip, then life is good!

Since we really didn’t have anything planned for the day, we quickly decided that we should go to the Tower of London today. Since the tube was working for the day and the Tower was a long ways from this hotel, we decided it was the perfect day to go see it. We got on the tube, which even though I can be claustrophobic and it is several hundred feet or more underground, I think it a rather ingenious method of transportation. We are pretty sure today I was standing right next to one of the main actors from Wicked on the first route we took this morning.

We had to switch routes to get to where we were going and on the last stretch saw that the route was going to end early, due to construction in that section of the tube. So we decided we would walk the rest of the way. We both really like to walk, and you see so much more, but we really didn’t realize the length of the walk. We are pretty sure it ended up being farther than we planned, due to all the detours we had to take because of construction.

We got to the Tower and got our tickets. I did not realize how big the place was. I heard Tower, as in singular, and it is so much more than a singular tower. I did not study up on any of this because I really liked to be surprised. I was pleasantly surprised. Every corner you turned, there was more to see. My poor feet were getting very sore and tired at that point. In fact, if I don’t see another curved staircase going up a tower again for a long time, I would be happy. Even my legs were starting to protest. But it was such a learning experience for me. I saw the Royal Crown Jewels. The largest cut diamond was in there and so many other precious gems. It is mind boggling to know that that was real and not fake. All the gold and gems in those crowns must make them very heavy to wear! It was amazing! We also saw a film of the Queen being crowned. That was cool.

We went through all the towers, including the White Tower where two Princes were murdered. We saw graffiti from hundreds of years ago. Who knew tagging isn’t a modern thing? It was fascinating to read about that. Prisoners in the towers left their marks on those castle walls.

We did see the Guards up closer, but I left them alone due to all the signs asking us to respect  them as they did their duties, and the fact that Sam forbid me from trying to make them smile. He is much more of a rule follower than I am. I am much more of a rebel!

After we went through all we could and my feet and legs were ready to divorce me, we decided to walk over the Tower Bridge. I know, more walking, right? But it was something I needed to do. We did opt to not do the tour of this, as both of us were starving and both our feet hurt. We found a pub across the Bridge and had lunch. After lunch, we found the nearest tube and headed to the British Museum.

We got to the Museum a little late, and knew we weren’t going to have long to see it. My first stop was the ladies loo. Why do people design buildings without thinking of how many women will be going in there?  It is a museum; did they not think women would ever go in there? The line for the loo was so long, I couldn’t even see the actual loo from my position. So if any of you reading this ever design a building, please make sure that you remember the women and put in more bathrooms!

We saw the Egyptian, Greece, and other ancient exhibits. We only had about 45 minutes until closing, so we really went thorough very fast. That and the fact our brains are so full of all the other history we have been reading about and seeing, we really just enjoyed at looking at the things, not reading about all of them. I would highly recommend going to this museum on a day you have lots of time.

We then came back to the hotel and have relaxed a little. Our feet are thanking us for that. Tomorrow we will hopefully get that tour. I can’t wait fChapter 11 Tower stairs and my aching feet.

We got this morning and got ready to go on a private tour. We didn’t know what to expect and Sam wanted to check his email this morning and make sure nothing had changed. That’s when he noticed the day that the tour is supposed to take place, the 28^th. You have to understand, we have been traveling for many days and we lose track of the days. I heard Sam say, “Oh no!” I asked why, and he said that, and he said it is the 27^th today. I couldn’t figure out why that was bad. Then he explained that the tour is for the 28^th! So we got up and got ready for nothing! Oh well, if that is the worst thing that happens on this trip, then life is good!

Since we really didn’t have anything planned for the day, we quickly decided that we should go to the Tower of London today. Since the tube was working for the day and the Tower was a long ways from this hotel, we decided it was the perfect day to go see it. We got on the tube, which even though I can be claustrophobic and it is several hundred feet or more underground, I think it a rather ingenious method of transportation. We are pretty sure today I was standing right next to one of the main actors from Wicked on the first route we took this morning.

We had to switch routes to get to where we were going and on the last stretch saw that the route was going to end early, due to construction in that section of the tube. So we decided we would walk the rest of the way. We both really like to walk, and you see so much more, but we really didn’t realize the length of the walk. We are pretty sure it ended up being farther than we planned, due to all the detours we had to take because of construction.

We got to the Tower and got our tickets. I did not realize how big the place was. I heard Tower, as in singular, and it is so much more than a singular tower. I did not study up on any of this because I really liked to be surprised. I was pleasantly surprised. Every corner you turned, there was more to see. My poor feet were getting very sore and tired at that point. In fact, if I don’t see another curved staircase going up a tower again for a long time, I would be happy. Even my legs were starting to protest. But it was such a learning experience for me. I saw the Royal Crown Jewels. The largest cut diamond was in there and so many other precious gems. It is mind boggling to know that that was real and not fake. All the gold and gems in those crowns must make them very heavy to wear! It was amazing! We also saw a film of the Queen being crowned. That was cool.

We went through all the towers, including the White Tower where two Princes were murdered. We saw graffiti from hundreds of years ago. Who knew tagging isn’t a modern thing? It was fascinating to read about that. Prisoners in the towers left their marks on those castle walls.

We did see the Guards up closer, but I left them alone due to all the signs asking us to respect  them as they did their duties, and the fact that Sam forbid me from trying to make them smile. He is much more of a rule follower than I am. I am much more of a rebel!

After we went through all we could and my feet and legs were ready to divorce me, we decided to walk over the Tower Bridge. I know, more walking, right? But it was something I needed to do. We did opt to not do the tour of this, as both of us were starving and both our feet hurt. We found a pub across the Bridge and had lunch. After lunch, we found the nearest tube and headed to the British Museum.

We got to the Museum a little late, and knew we weren’t going to have long to see it. My first stop was the ladies loo. Why do people design buildings without thinking of how many women will be going in there?  It is a museum; did they not think women would ever go in there? The line for the loo was so long, I couldn’t even see the actual loo from my position. So if any of you reading this ever design a building, please make sure that you remember the women and put in more bathrooms!

We saw the Egyptian, Greece, and other ancient exhibits. We only had about 45 minutes until closing, so we really went thorough very fast. That and the fact our brains are so full of all the other history we have been reading about and seeing, we really just enjoyed at looking at the things, not reading about all of them. I would highly recommend going to this museum on a day you have lots of time.

We then came back to the hotel and have relaxed a little. Our feet are thanking us for that. Tomorrow we will hopefully get that tour. I can’t wait fChapter 11 Tower stairs and my aching feet.

We got this morning and got ready to go on a private tour. We didn’t know what to expect and Sam wanted to check his email this morning and make sure nothing had changed. That’s when he noticed the day that the tour is supposed to take place, the 28^th. You have to understand, we have been traveling for many days and we lose track of the days. I heard Sam say, “Oh no!” I asked why, and he said that, and he said it is the 27^th today. I couldn’t figure out why that was bad. Then he explained that the tour is for the 28^th! So we got up and got ready for nothing! Oh well, if that is the worst thing that happens on this trip, then life is good!

Since we really didn’t have anything planned for the day, we quickly decided that we should go to the Tower of London today. Since the tube was working for the day and the Tower was a long ways from this hotel, we decided it was the perfect day to go see it. We got on the tube, which even though I can be claustrophobic and it is several hundred feet or more underground, I think it a rather ingenious method of transportation. We are pretty sure today I was standing right next to one of the main actors from Wicked on the first route we took this morning.

We had to switch routes to get to where we were going and on the last stretch saw that the route was going to end early, due to construction in that section of the tube. So we decided we would walk the rest of the way. We both really like to walk, and you see so much more, but we really didn’t realize the length of the walk. We are pretty sure it ended up being farther than we planned, due to all the detours we had to take because of construction.

We got to the Tower and got our tickets. I did not realize how big the place was. I heard Tower, as in singular, and it is so much more than a singular tower. I did not study up on any of this because I really liked to be surprised. I was pleasantly surprised. Every corner you turned, there was more to see. My poor feet were getting very sore and tired at that point. In fact, if I don’t see another curved staircase going up a tower again for a long time, I would be happy. Even my legs were starting to protest. But it was such a learning experience for me. I saw the Royal Crown Jewels. The largest cut diamond was in there and so many other precious gems. It is mind boggling to know that that was real and not fake. All the gold and gems in those crowns must make them very heavy to wear! It was amazing! We also saw a film of the Queen being crowned. That was cool.

We went through all the towers, including the White Tower where two Princes were murdered. We saw graffiti from hundreds of years ago. Who knew tagging isn’t a modern thing? It was fascinating to read about that. Prisoners in the towers left their marks on those castle walls.

We did see the Guards up closer, but I left them alone due to all the signs asking us to respect  them as they did their duties, and the fact that Sam forbid me from trying to make them smile. He is much more of a rule follower than I am. I am much more of a rebel!

After we went through all we could and my feet and legs were ready to divorce me, we decided to walk over the Tower Bridge. I know, more walking, right? But it was something I needed to do. We did opt to not do the tour of this, as both of us were starving and both our feet hurt. We found a pub across the Bridge and had lunch. After lunch, we found the nearest tube and headed to the British Museum.

We got to the Museum a little late, and knew we weren’t going to have long to see it. My first stop was the ladies loo. Why do people design buildings without thinking of how many women will be going in there?  It is a museum; did they not think women would ever go in there? The line for the loo was so long, I couldn’t even see the actual loo from my position. So if any of you reading this ever design a building, please make sure that you remember the women and put in more bathrooms!

We saw the Egyptian, Greece, and other ancient exhibits. We only had about 45 minutes until closing, so we really went thorough very fast. That and the fact our brains are so full of all the other history we have been reading about and seeing, we really just enjoyed at looking at the things, not reading about all of them. I would highly recommend going to this museum on a day you have lots of time.

We then came back to the hotel and have relaxed a little. Our feet are thanking us for that. Tomorrow we will hopefully get that tour. I can’t wait for the next adventure!