The London tube system is much like a subway station you would see in New York City or Chicago. My first experience with the tube was right off of the plane. My group arrived earlier than the other group, so we set off to check in to our hotel early. We boarded the tube with …
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#3: On the Tower of London and Accepting Your Fate
Today’s excursion took us to the Tower of London. Walking through the room where the crown jewels were kept felt like an exercise in reverence. Past corridors of coronation regalia, like embellished swords and a robe embroidered with Tudor roses, a projection of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation flickered on the wall of a dark room. Chairs …
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5/26 – London Day 3
Long post incoming!!! This has been my busiest day yet, and it was so much fun! It started once again with Starbucks to wake me up, and shortly after I met up with our group to head over to the Tower of London. I was especially excited to visit the Tower of London because of …
Tower Of London Day 3
Today we visited the Tower of London, which actually is a fortress and not a tower at all! There are three walls surrounding the “white keep”. I learned much about British culture including many things about the keep itself. Throughout history 1000 soldiers were stationed there, and it was used as a training ground for …
Airplanes, Accents & Accidents — Oh My!
(All images included in this blog are mine, even this one above!) Good evening from London! Yes, even someone as scattered and forgetful as me has made it across the sea. I’m in London! I’m saying it again because it’s still a bit hard to wrap my head around. It didn’t quite sink in until …
London’s Lines and My First Day
We started our REAL first day in London with a guided bus tour of much of the city. Including The City. While I figure out how to use this forsaken website, this is the best proof I can provide of Piccadilly Circus (though I can assure you that we also saw it from the outside …
Tower of Torture, Treasure, and Titles
The Tower of London. This famed tourist attraction held some of London’s most famed prisoners. Today it holds The Crown Jewels, plenty of weapons, and artifacts of its storied history. A personal favorite part of the tower was the White Tower exhibit, showcasing the collections of the Royal Armouries, the Chapel of St John the …
Tower of London (and great views)
May 26th, 2022 This morning we visited the Tower of London. While passing by it on the coach yesterday, the grounds did not seem as large in scale as they did today while walking around it. There were so many hidden staircases throughout each building – all of which were tightly spiraled with the stairs …
Tower of Beasts and Jewels
May 26 Today we ventured and explored the Tower of London, a royal fortress that doubly served as a palace for the monarchy. We first went to view the crown jewels, which were interesting in that there weren’t very many jewels present. When King Charles was executed in 1649, all the crown jewels were broken …
Bit by a Bird
Blog Post 2 The Tower of London By Isaac Overman Today, we went to the Tower of London. This was one of our longest tube rides, but it went off without a hitch. I started by seeing the Crown Jewels. Honestly, it was similar to seeing the Mona Lisa—kind of underwhelming. They were beautiful, but …
Theatre in London U of A 