Euro Trip with my dear (Day 8)

DAY 8

We arrived late at the hostel (Astor Victoria again) n we had to 'sneak in' to our dorm quietly n brush up quickly to get some good rest....

We started our day early.. after a quick breakfast, we took some photos as we walked to the tube station.

This is Sin May with the London black cabs... She finds them really classic..


We did not have much time, so our trip today would be time limited...

Our first stop was the famous Tower Bridge (often mistaken as the London Bridge) although technically it is situated in London so it is one of the London's bridge hehe.... N along tht part of the River Thames, the Tower of London is just nearby... The Tower of London was a fortress n more infamously as a prison for high profile prisoners like opposing politicians, rebel leaders, royalties etc... Executions were also carried out here...

Visiting the Tower of London was not in my initial plan, but Sin May said she had not visited a REAL CASTLE in Europe so far, so, y not? I have not been to the tower myself....

So queued for quite some time to get the tickets n off we go!

We watched some demonstration on the use of crossbow n heard story bout how they executed William Wallace aka Braveheart. Kinda long winding, n the heat was grilling hot, so we continued with our journey into the Tower.

This is Sin May in yet another wall posting photo in Europe hehe...

This water gate, is called the Traitor's Gate... Woooo...

This is even better. The BLOODY TOWER. wooo.... creepy huh? Stories were told that 2 Princes that were kept prisoners in this tower were murdered by their uncle in this tower as they disappeard suddenly and mysteriously but their bodies were never found.

They have free guided tour, but they were too long winding honestly n it's not easy to catch their British jokes lol... So we juz walked around on our own.

Some of the buildings in this fortress were still the properties of Her Majesty the Queen, so there is a royal guard guarding the place 24/7.

Some graffiti left by the prisoners of the Tower in Beauchamp Tower. Nice pieces of art, n u noe wat ppl would do when they are bored....

We then continued with the exhibition 'Fit for a King', a display of armours and a collection of some royal treasures...

Henry VIII's armour... Catered for his big belly :)

One pound (currency) used to be the weight of one pound of metal (silver i guess)!

Sin May with a mini teddy...

Sin May with a giant teddy.. We were annoyed by a few kids who posted very long with the teddy to get a 'perfect' shot... Sissies....

Yes another wall shot featuring Sin May :)

We had a nice n cheap fish n chips take away as lunch near the Tower of London...

The British Museum was our next destination (n sadly, our last in Europe)...

Sin May looked stunningly similar to the statues....


Hehe, I like this one....Sin May with another dumb dumb... (previous 1 in the Louvre, Paris)..

After a short stay in the British Museum, we went to hunt for some souvenirs nearby.... After buying souvenirs, we took the tube and headed to Heathrow Airport....

It was hard to say goodbye again, although i knew i would c her again in a month or two.... I held my tears as she proceed to the departure gate.... This is the last picture we took b4 saying goodbye....

It was a good trip, too short though... Wish we had longer time to go around, more places, more details.... But hey, we r still together, n we will have chance to go for a European vacation again, sometime soon.... That time would b longer n more relaxing....