Day 36 London

Another slow start, however slept well as we managed to get an extra pillow each and at last our heads were being supported better. The YHA pillows are to say the least “thin”.

We attacked the Underground using an App, I downloaded whilst here, and it gave very easy instructions, so apart from riding escalators, climbing up and down stairs it was all quite simple and quite quick.

Off at Tower Hill after one change and down to The Tower of London.

Field of poppies

The first thing you notice ae the fields of poppies in the moat around the embattlements. Each one represents a British soldier who died in WW I, all 888264 of them!!

And then began the Tower experience starting with Traitor’s Gate, the Bloody Tower, the Medieval palace, the White Tower, the Crown Jewels, traitors and executions and so it went for over 4 hours.

Traitor's Gate

So much to see, that it really was a whole day experience.

By the time we had finished we were foot sore and exhausted.

Henry VIII's armour

Being a tourist is hard work.

Having arrived at 10.00AM we walked out at 2.30PM and headed back via the Tube once more.

Funny, by the time we got back to Oxford Street Station Jo was revitalised and had to do some more shopping!! So it was back to the land of the living dead for me once more, to be finally released after about 30 minutes.

Tonight, a meal in, Thai red curry with a bottle of good Australian red (that remains to be seen).