London tower
Really sorry for the super late blogs. I'm finally at leeds now and am trying to catch up. I will hopefully get this one out tonight and then the next tomorrow. The other days I've missed while in Leeds I'll cover in one blog then take a break for a bit thanks for reading.
This morning we woke up after having very little sleep. There was an emergency light in our room which the youth hostel refused to fix...
Anyway we went to London tower today. On the way we bought a selection of sweets and fruits including an apple triangle thingy, a chocolate donut and an almond croissant.
The tower great. Tickets where meant to cost us 22 pounds each however the lady at the desk pointedly asked if we wanted to make the donation and we said no which brought it down to 19 pounds each... much better.
First at the tower we went went on a bee keeper tour (the red and black guys that live there). He was super nice and showed all sorts of things including traitors gate and the old execution site where multiple people had been beheaded.
After this we saw the English crown jewels which was amazing. I had forgotten how big some of the gems were. Bini enjoyed these immensely and there was many jokes about how many jewels the English had "stolen" from Indian.
Next we had lunch of a boring ham and cheese baguette and then went into the white tower. Were pretty tired at this point but we still enjoyed all of the old armors, swords, guns and even toilets. Also there was another 210 steps in the white tower which both of our knees hated.
Tonight we went to dinner at Kates in Darford London. Following her directions we took an overland train and then a bus to darfort community primary school. Here kate me us and showed us around her school. IT"S SO NICE!!!!. Much nicer than my primary school was back home. All the teachers were very happy to see me and her class room was amazing. We met her teaching assistant called mark who was also super nice. For dinner at kates apartment we had scrambled eggs, which was such a nice change as it was something we hadn't had for ages. Tasted like home. Also we got showed around her flat and met Lucifer the cat who is the most cuddly cat I have ever encountered.
Once we got home we went straight to bed with our lovely emergency light....
First at the tower we went went on a bee keeper tour (the red and black guys that live there). He was super nice and showed all sorts of things including traitors gate and the old execution site where multiple people had been beheaded.
After this we saw the English crown jewels which was amazing. I had forgotten how big some of the gems were. Bini enjoyed these immensely and there was many jokes about how many jewels the English had "stolen" from Indian.
Next we had lunch of a boring ham and cheese baguette and then went into the white tower. Were pretty tired at this point but we still enjoyed all of the old armors, swords, guns and even toilets. Also there was another 210 steps in the white tower which both of our knees hated.
Tonight we went to dinner at Kates in Darford London. Following her directions we took an overland train and then a bus to darfort community primary school. Here kate me us and showed us around her school. IT"S SO NICE!!!!. Much nicer than my primary school was back home. All the teachers were very happy to see me and her class room was amazing. We met her teaching assistant called mark who was also super nice. For dinner at kates apartment we had scrambled eggs, which was such a nice change as it was something we hadn't had for ages. Tasted like home. Also we got showed around her flat and met Lucifer the cat who is the most cuddly cat I have ever encountered.
Once we got home we went straight to bed with our lovely emergency light....
For annoying lights, try putting some sort of tape over them - electrical, packing, strapping - what ever you have. A few layers of paper can also help. I often do this! Looking forward to the next chapter...
ReplyDeleteI have finally read your blog Alastair and I hope I am replying. Dare I say that you are having an INTERESTING time without the comment being taken the wrong way!!!!! You will both come home not much older but WISER. We are enjoying Tassie. I have had a swim nearly every day. The water is lovely. Love to both Nanny.
ReplyDeleteGlad to read your blog again after few days gap. Waiting for next one.
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