Millennium Bridge

Last full day - Tower of London

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July 24th 2009
Final full day of vacation. We slept in a bit and then got going slowly because of residual exhaustion from yesterday’s late night. We had a breakfast of bagels and cereal and enjoyed the spacious house in the morning. Our final planned outing was to the Tower of London. Blue skies early in the morning turned gloomy, and rain began to fall just as our walk from the house to the Sloane Squar ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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