Beefeater Tour Guide
This guy was hillarious--a little too flirty with the ladies, but definitely a pro tour guide. The Yeoman Warders at the tower of London have to serve for 22 years in the English armed forces, obtaining a rank of distinguishment with a spotless record of conduct. Talk about a bad-ace tour guide!
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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]
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] Blog: London Day 2
Date: May 20th 2005
We started off the second day at the Tower of London, where a quirky Yeoman Warder (aka Beefeater) took us on an entertaining and educational tour of the city's castle; home of the Crown Jewels and the place of execution many a royal traitor. The stories were really quite interesting and I found out that nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty, Three Blind Mice, and Mary, Mary Quite Contrary all hav ... read more
Date: May 20th 2005
We started off the second day at the Tower of London, where a quirky Yeoman Warder (aka Beefeater) took us on an entertaining and educational tour of the city's castle; home of the Crown Jewels and the place of execution many a royal traitor. The stories were really quite interesting and I found out that nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty, Three Blind Mice, and Mary, Mary Quite Contrary all hav ... read more
