Tower of London

Day 2 in London

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April 18th 2009
Today we woke up to a sunny, beautiful day in London. We headed over to the Tate Britain art museum to see the JMW Turner exhibit as well as English painters from the early 17th century up to the present. We then boarded the London Underground (along with hordes of soccer fans heading towards a playoff match) for the Tower of London. Because it is 500 years since Henry the VIII assumed the ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more