Tower Hill

London Tower

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January 29th 2007
Today I took another historic turn and visited the London Tower. Alas my baterries died in my camera, so i was able to take more in. I spent a good 5hrs there and it wasn't very busy so sometimes i was in rooms all to myself. I went on a tour with Colin the Beefeater, who was so entertaining and witty, he kept on talking about Brissy and Aussie convicts, and there was three of us from there, the o ... 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