London, England - Day 3

Although day two was incredibly busy, we packed even more on day three! We got London day passes so were inclined to see as many attractions as possible (to make them the best bang for our buck). 

In the morning, we set off for the Tower of London. After an unfortunate subway closure, we eventually made it to our destination and saw the new Poppy display and the Crown Jewels. We then continued next door to the Tower Bridge Experience which consisted of many stairs and a mediocre view of this glorious city.

The largest crow known to man! Seriously, it was the size of my dog!

The Crown Jewels. 

The Tower Bridge.

Hoping to learn even more historical information, we kept going down the Thames to the London Bridge Experience which sounded like a fun and interactive museum! Turns out, it was a haunted house. Who would have thought? So, still wanting to get the most out of our day passes, we went through the haunted house which was very exciting and scary! We made our way through periods of the bridge's history and then had zombies jump out in front of us! You gotta love history man!

Next we went to Shakespeare's Globe, one of the most interesting exhibitions in the city. Though it is not the actual theatre Shakespeare's plays were performed in, it is a reconstruction that opened in 1997. We got a tour of the theatre and learned about the seating and tickets sales back in Shakespeare's time. After reading so many of his plays in high school, I was eager to see where the magic originally happened!

We then hurried to check the final locations off of our list! Emily wanted to see Westminster Abbey (because of Will and Kate's wedding - heck, I love them too!) but, since it was a Sunday, they were not running tours of the inside. We did get to walk around it though and see Big Ben which is right next door!

One thing that I was very excited to do was see Churchill War Rooms, a museum comprised of the Cabinet War Rooms and the Churchill Museum. I had read about this site on TripAdvisor and was glad that we could run through it at the end of our trip. This bunker, whose construction began in 1939, was used by the Cabinet during WWI and WWII, most notably Winston Churchill who during WWII made many transatlantic phone calls and decisions from within the armored basement. I could have spent hours in this place but, since we only had about 30 minutes, I made the most of that time!

After this we rushed back to the hostel to gather our things and then departed for the airport! This trip was very packed and busy - just the way I like to travel! I saw so many amazing things and fell in love with London even more! I can't wait to return for a fourth visit soon!

Yours,

The Opinionated Lassie