Spent the day prior to my trip home ticking off one of the major London tourist attractions I somehow haven’t done, the Tower of London.
It was a lot more interesting than I had expected, largely thanks to a fun tour by a bloodthirsty Scots yeoman giving us lots of grisly tales of executions. (The pic below shows him explaining how they held up the severed head to warn those watching what happens to traitors).
He also advised that the first two and the last man to be beheaded were called Simon and warned me (the only Simon in the crowd) to be careful!
The crown jewels were cool with lots of the coronation paraphernalia on display, however the full suits of armour were even more impressive, including full sets of horse armour.
I even got up close with one of the famous ravens, with him checking me out for at least a minute before hopping away. They were the size of a cat and totally unfazed by humans.
The Duchess would have loved seeing the place (except the birds) so maybe a return visit will be necessary when we do our Grand Tour.
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