Couldn't take a whole picture of it.
Popped in a while and took a look at its Sunday service.
The protesters on church grounds.
Finally - Tower of London.
Directly opposite you can see the London Gherkin, famous for its "sexy" shape. XD
Missed the start of a Beefeater tour by minutes, so had to wait another half hour for the next one.
Strolled around the area and took pictures with the famous Tower Bridge (not London Bridge as people seemed to think).
Took a picture with a Beefeater!
At 1.30 pm we gathered at the entrance gates for our free Beefeater tour (comes with your ticket) - a very entertaining, animated guide. Made everyone laughed and even jumped in shock lol. Took us on a brief tour covering Bloody Tower, execution sites, etc. and ended in the Chapel Royal.
Typical old castle design.
Prisoner's Gate.
Another lonely guard.
Martin Tower - where they house the Crown Jewels.
The castle ground is huge, it can easily take hours to explore this place. I think we spent more than 2 hours here and I didn't think it was enough!
There's an armoury museum here at the White Tower. Look at this cute child armour.
This looks so weird, short body with long legs. lol
Old staircase.
Lavatory.
Thickest book I've seen.
Haunting hallways.
Ravens - protectors of the castle.
Moody English sky.
The infamous Bloody Tower.
Inside the place.
Which is the site of my favourite ghost story - the murder of the two Little Princes.
Narrowest stairs I've climbed.
View from the top.
Next we took a quick bus ride to Covent Garden.
Just a merry shopping street.
That totally reminded me of Curve. lol!
While we're at it we also took another bus ride to check out Westminster Abbey.
As well as Big Ben.
Too late since it was already dark when we reached. Damn winter!
Anyway we went back to Tower Hill after that, as we wanted to join the free Jack the Ripper tour courtesy of Golden Tours (the day tour package we took the other day came with this complimentary walking tour worth 10 pounds - how nice).
Was really worried that we couldn't find the meeting place in time for the 6pm tour. No idea where Traders Gate Souvenir Shop was, so we thought of checking the street across but couldn't get through the busy busy road so we decided to use the tunnel walkway - and voila! Right beneath at the bottom of the stairs we found the shop and our guide! #thankgod
The Gherkin at night.
Our lovely guide who calls himself a Ripperologist with over 20 years experience. We had a HUGE turnout that night, felt like a school excursion. We were the only Asians there again.
The first place he brought us: the spot where Jack's 4th victim, Catherine Eddowes, was found.
It used to be a really narrow, dark street back in those days.
The first victim, Mary Ann Nichols, was apparently here in the pub hours before her death.
Where Eddowes's bloodied apron and writing on the wall above it were found after the double murder event.
Just a funny street name.
An alley that looked just as it was those years ago, a popular site for filming.
Creepy.
Mary Jane Kelly, Jack's fifth and final victim, was killed at this site, which used to be an apartment but is now a parking lot.
The street that has changed little since those days. Seriously dislike this part of London! So dirty and eerie and quiet.
The walking tour lasted about 90 minutes - a real long walk but it was entertaining and informative and I enjoyed the experience! Would love to try more walking tours next time - a ghost walk perhaps. :D
Next - off to Scotland!
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