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Tower of London - Borough Market - Shakespeare Globe Theatre tour - HMS Belfast

London - Our first place of interest is the Tower of London.  The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.   This castle is huge and we had to walk along the castle walk to where the attractions were.

Outside wall of Tower of London
Inside wall of the Tower of London
Beefeaters 
The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London.

Coronation cloak of Queen Elizabeth
Vault of the Queen's crown
Trev lifting the SAS soldiers Backpack



Me and ceremonial cannon
Tower Tower Crows
Those ravens are huge birds.  One of the most famous legends of the Tower surrounds the ravens.  The story goes that should the ravens leave the Tower, both it and the kingdom will fall.  Seven ravens live at the Tower today and are cared for by a dedicated Yeoman Warder known as the Ravenmaster.



King Henry Armour

Difference lances
Ancient guns

Pax trying a shot 

Quin having a go
Pax slaying some dragons
Modern outside and the castle
A short walk was Borough Market for our street food lunch

Borough Market
Pull pork for lunch
Lots of fresh vegetables and stalls at the Borough market.  Also went pass a cheese shop " Neal Yard Diary"

Fruits and vegetables
many stalls
Brussels sprouts
Shakespeare Globe Theatre Tour - this was a conducted tour with a very animated and lively guide that explained how the theatre came about and the sets on this open air theatre.

Shakespeare open air theatre
Gallery seats
Our forth stop was the HMS Belfast  one of the most significant surviving Second World War Royal Navy warship.  With 9 decks to explore, the started on the upper decks and move our way down.

HMS Belfast
Huge cannons on board the ship
Anti-aircraft guns
Captain "All board"

Front view of the cannons
Sunset view of HMS Belfast
Back to the hotel for a refreshing beer....



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