So today marked our final day in London, England. We had planned on getting up late and heading into London at around noon, but, instead we ended up catching the 10 o'clock train to Waterloo. The last to-do item on our trip to England was the Tower of London. I had been here before but it was Tyler's first time, and I wanted him to see the crown jewels. Upon arriving at Waterloo station, we took the Jubilee underground line to the London Bridge Station, then walked over the Thames and on to the Tower of London. By this time the weather was beautiful. It was about 75 degrees and sunny, its finally starting to feel like summer!! After buying our tickets (student prices but still expensive) we headed into the tower. We visited the bloody tower, torture chamber and a few other sights inside the London Tower.
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| Courtyard in the Tower of London |
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| Iconic Raven |
After we did a little bit of exploring we spotted the beefeater guard stationed outside of the crown jewels. Since they aren't allowed to smile, Tyler and I decided to imitated him and grabbed a photo.
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| Beefeater |
Next we decided that it was about time to check out the crown jewels. The line was giant so we decided to grab an ice cream...flavored clotted cream and blackcurrant! The crown jewels were more interesting for me this time around because I was able to clearly see their value. The amount of gold and jewels on the crowns and staffs was more than I had ever seen.
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| Clotted cream and blackcurrant ice cream |
After seeing the jewels, we decided that it was necessary to grab a photo with the Tower Bridge before we headed out.
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| Tower Bridge |
Next we headed towards St Pauls Cathedral. We were absolutely starving and were searching for a pub or cafe to grab a bite to eat. Unfortunately to our shock, most of the places seemed to be closed on Sundays. I think that the most common cafes that were closed were EAT and Pret. However, after walking for about an hour, we came to a Pret that was actually open!! yay food! The first foods that stood out to us was a Greek salad with chicken, olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers and balsamic vinaigrette, and a avocado herb wrap. Both of these dishes were shared and very much enjoyed. I got a grape-elder-flower juice and Tyler got a vanilla yogurt drink. They were also very good.
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| Grape-elderflower juice, vanilla smoothie, salad and wrap |
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| Avocado herb wrap |
After continuing along the road (we were heading towards the marble arch) Tyler and I got thirsty and stopped in a Marks and Spencer to use the toilet and grab another drink. This time it was a vanilla bean and maple syrup smoothie. This thing was like a meal. It was very refreshing and fresh.
After we got to the marble arch we met with a friend and went to a pub called Weatherspoons. Here I had a cider and Tyler had a Newcastle. After, we had our drinks, we began making our way back to Waterloo. We took the red line (central I think) from the Marble Arch to Bank Station. From there we walked to the Millennium Bridge. Here we dropped off our second lock! In the background you can also see the Shard, but it isn't visible in this photo. Another random fact, this bridge was the bridge that was used in the fifth Harry Potter film.
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| Lock on the Millennium Bridge |
Once we got back to Waterloo station, we had about half an hour before our train left, so we decided to grab a quick snack. The healthiest and quickest food that we could find was Mexican, at a shop called Mi Casa Burritos. We got a simple salad with grilled veggies, sour cream and guacamole. This is our comfort food. We had a great last day in London and hope to one day return.
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| Mexican Salad |
By the way. The title of this post has to do with the fact that our legs are dead tired after the massive amount of walking we did today!
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