Tyler - Tower of London

Tower of London and Covent Garden

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June 26th 2013
In yet another example of how "life isn't fair," we had a very unequal night of jet-lagged induced sleep. Ed and Lisa slept fitfully, dozing in and out all night long. Tyler, on the other hand, slept like a rock for 16 hours (must be nice to be a teenage boy!!!!). After breakfast we jumped on the Tube to Tower Hill, home to the Tower of London. Construction of the Tower began in 1066, an ... 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