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Sorry I'm posting this a day late; I got back to my hostel at midnight, after a very long day! I accidentally got up an hour early, so I decided to do some extra sheep spotting on my way to the tower bridge. Its a good thing I've been using the app, some of the sheep are well hidden. I had to go inside the Shard, and follow Shaun's green hoofprints to find this one.
At this point, I think with some careful planning, I may be able to get all 50. My current sheep count is at 32. The name of this sheep is "To Sheep Perchance to Dream" and I found him near Shakespeare's Globe theater.
OK, enough about the sheep. This morning I went to Tower Bridge, and walked on the glass walkway along the top of the bridge.
When the bridge was built it was a marvel of Victorian engineering, and used steam power to raise the bridge. The bridge wasn't bombed during WWII, because it was used as a landmark to guide to bombers.
In the afternoon I went to the Tower of London, and went on a Yeoman Warder (beefeater) tour.
There is an exhibit of the armor used by past kings, including several sets worn by Henry VIII.
Many people were imprisoned in the Tower in the 1500's and all of the towers used as prisons contain graffiti carved into the walls by prisoners. Some of it is extremely elaborate. After learning that Tower bridge hadn't been bombed in WWII, I asked a Yeoman Warder if the Tower's proximity to the bridge meant that it had been spared. Unfortunately, parts of the tower were damaged due to bombs nearby. And the Yeoman Warder was kind enough to show me the dings in the gate from shrapnel, and show me which tower had been damaged and rebuilt after the war.
In the evening I went on a Jack the Ripper walking tour. We went to several locations in Whitechapel where the infamous murders happened.
Then I went walking along the Thames to take night photos of Tower Bridge, Parliament, and the London eye. I'm rather pleased with how some of the photos turned out.
I had either been walking or standing for about 16 hours straight, so my feet were killing me.
Wish "ewe" were here!
Sorry I'm posting this a day late; I got back to my hostel at midnight, after a very long day! I accidentally got up an hour early, so I decided to do some extra sheep spotting on my way to the tower bridge. Its a good thing I've been using the app, some of the sheep are well hidden. I had to go inside the Shard, and follow Shaun's green hoofprints to find this one.
At this point, I think with some careful planning, I may be able to get all 50. My current sheep count is at 32. The name of this sheep is "To Sheep Perchance to Dream" and I found him near Shakespeare's Globe theater.
OK, enough about the sheep. This morning I went to Tower Bridge, and walked on the glass walkway along the top of the bridge.
When the bridge was built it was a marvel of Victorian engineering, and used steam power to raise the bridge. The bridge wasn't bombed during WWII, because it was used as a landmark to guide to bombers.
In the afternoon I went to the Tower of London, and went on a Yeoman Warder (beefeater) tour.
There is an exhibit of the armor used by past kings, including several sets worn by Henry VIII.
Many people were imprisoned in the Tower in the 1500's and all of the towers used as prisons contain graffiti carved into the walls by prisoners. Some of it is extremely elaborate. After learning that Tower bridge hadn't been bombed in WWII, I asked a Yeoman Warder if the Tower's proximity to the bridge meant that it had been spared. Unfortunately, parts of the tower were damaged due to bombs nearby. And the Yeoman Warder was kind enough to show me the dings in the gate from shrapnel, and show me which tower had been damaged and rebuilt after the war.
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| The oldest part of the tower of London, the White Tower |
In the evening I went on a Jack the Ripper walking tour. We went to several locations in Whitechapel where the infamous murders happened.
Then I went walking along the Thames to take night photos of Tower Bridge, Parliament, and the London eye. I'm rather pleased with how some of the photos turned out.
I had either been walking or standing for about 16 hours straight, so my feet were killing me.
Wish "ewe" were here!
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