Journeys without George: I’m Lovin’ It

Greetings from Schererville, Indiana. We begin this final edition of the European Adventure with a little Mamas and the Papas: Monday, Monday…been so good to me. And enough of that. Monday morning I headed out to investigate the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. The one thing about London that sets it apart from other cities I have visited recently is the high prices to visit sites. In China, you should see the Forbidden City for the equivalent of about $2. Most sites here cost 12-17 pounds…thanks to the exchange rate you’re hitting $25-30 per site! Thankfully you’re getting a good deal of history and cool pictures for the price, so it all works out.

I headed straight to the Tower of London which is an 18 acre fortress in the middle of the city (funny because the White House is also 18 acres). After working my way through obstacles of thousands of schoolchildren on Spring Break (more on them later), I made it up to the main gate and waited for the next Yeoman Warder (or most commonly referred to as Beefeaters) tour. Our Warder, a very funny guy, explained that they don’t know where the term Beefeaters came from, therefore, no one knows.

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