Our day had to include the Tower of London and the Crown Jewell's. We did the usual, queued to see the amazing crowns and accessories, can you believe the size of some of those gems! We went up the bloody tower and learnt the story of the two unfortunate young princes who were murdered by suffocation. The legend of the Ravens is interesting, apparently Britain is very paranoid because it is said that if the 6 resident Ravens leave the Tower of London then Britain will fall, so they have had a wing clipped to stop them leaving, even though some do leave anyway! They keep 7 Ravens there, having one spare!
Our feet were aching by the time we had wondered round so headed for the souvenir shop and the exit. We bought two magnets in the shape of Beefeater's for our fridge. On our way to catch a bus we wondered by this crowd that were all buying London scenes on canvas, they were very good. They were selling at £20 each which we thought was a little steep for what they were, as we were walking away the seller said we could have one for £10, so we bought one. We bought a black and white canvas with Big Ben and a black cab,with a bright red double decker bus on it, looks great in our kitchen.
Admission price for adults to the Tower of London are £17
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