The Tower of London

Today we took the tube to the Tower of London and had a great time exploring the many museums and exhibits within the grounds. I had a ton of fun going through the white tower where they held the armory with the many different weapons throughout history. I’ve always loved history and medieval things so being able to see the different armors and weapons was very interesting. The dragon statue within the White tower was so cool and innovative seeing it made from pieces of armor as well as flintlocks and breechloaders was a cool touch.I also saw the crown jewels and different ceremonial objects and tools used in coronation processes. It was interesting and the Large diamond on the scepter is the only diamond I’ve seen that actually looked beautiful. Many people in history were immortalized from being locked up in the Tower of London one such person was the only american to ever be imprisoned within the tower and Henry Laurens a slave trader and later politician. Apparently the guards played yankee Doodle on his arrival which he found amusing but was horrified that he had to pay for his own food and security. Keeping close correspondence with his wife via letters. While there were other prisoners I thought this one was amusing because he was the only American to be held there and I just think that’s kinda neat. One thing I will note about the Tower of London was the obscene amount of children that were running around every building. It was super crowded and very loud. I am also nearly sure that the guards at the Tower Excluding the beefeaters were the British equivalent of ROTC kids as one of the guards looked to be thirteen and looked quite funny in his bear hat considering the hat covered nearly his entire face.