Tower of London

We stopped here as our first sight in London and I really enjoyed it. The size was amazing to be in the middle of a large, modern city and to be able to see the different layers of restoration and repair that it has undergone in the hundreds of years of it's existence. The crown jewels were beautiful along with the other royal collections of trumpets, swords, and serving wear. It was fascinating to ascend the tightly wound stairs to the actual tower where prisoners were kept and had inscribed the masonry.

The Henry VIII exhibit had just opened and I was amazed to see all the military wear for people and horses. Being American, this actually brought to life some of the world history that we seem so detached from. It was an amazing collection of armor and wealth. I would certainly return again!

My friends and I got to visit the Tower of London in March and we all had a wonderful time. The Beefeater who gave us the tour was extremely funny. When we went into the Chapel and he told us that Anne Boleyn was buried there, it was unreal. The Crown Jewels were amazing and to see the graffiti on the prison wall's was interesting. We didn't stay to watch the demonstrations they put on outside - we caught a few moments as we walked by and earlier in the week when we were walking around there - but we ended up spending about 3 hours there and it was great. I would definitely go again! They were in the process of constructing their new Henry VIII exhibit, so it would be fun to go back and see that. This is definitely one of the must-see places in London and there's a great little restaurant not too far away called the Dickens Inn.