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Richard & Emily riding
a Tourist Bus |
Friday we got up and
went to find out when the changing of the Guard would take place. It
was this day, so we decided to take one of the hop on/off
double-decker bus tours for the morning to see London. We jumped off
the bus in time to catch a tube train back to Buckingham Palace. We
got there just in time to see the Changing of the Guard. This
old-timer came up to us and gave us a little talk about the Guard and
London's History.
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Changing of the Guard |
For lunch, we ate lunch
at the Sherlock Holmes Pub near Charing Cross and had London's famous
fish and chips. Never realized what all the fuss was about. I will
never look at fish sticks the same ever again! From there we went over
to the Tower of London via the tube.
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Emily with a Beefeater
at the Tower of London. |
We took a Beefeater
lead tour through the tower complex. It was informative as well as
entertaining. I would highly recommend visitors to take this tour. Of
course the tour only cover a small portion of this complex. We were
intrigued with the fact that the moat around the tower was filled with
filth for over 500 years until Queen Victoria decreed to drain the
stench. We did some walking around the complex, saw the crown jewels,
but feet were starting to hurt. We walked around the outside of the
tower by Tower Bridge.
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The White Tower at
Tower of London |
We jumped on the Tour
bus and went around London for a while. Our feet needed the rest. A
couple of us even fell asleep. For dinner we went to Oxford Circus and
ate at YO! SUSHI. You guessed it, a sushi restaurant. It was a bright
and modern conveyor belt sushi place. The drinks were delivered via a
robot trolley that circled the place. The sushi and deserts were
great, the price was a bit steep compared to our favorite place in
Beaverton, Oregon, but it was fun. We then called it a night, taking
the tube back to the hotel.
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