London State of Mind - Tower Bridge and the Tower of London (Friday November 29th, 2019)

After visiting the Borough Market, we walked from Borough Market towards the Tower Bridge along the Southbank of the River Thames. The weather had cleared from the rain the night before. We passed by the Christmas market and the London Bridge on the way to the Tower of London where we had purchased tickets in advance. It was a beautiful day to be out.

However, later that day we would be impacted by the attack incident on the London Bridge. We would be on lock down in the City of London for good part of the afternoon.

The Tower Bridge

The London Bridge, where the attack incident happened later that afternoon

The Market just south of London Bridge


HMS Belfast

The Shard viewed from the Christmas Market

The Tower of London juxtaposed with the skyline of the City

The White Tower, built around the time of William the Conqueror (1066 a.d), marks the beginning of Norman rule in England

The crowd gathered by the White Tower


MM with our tour guide - the Yeoman Warder - a military veteran
E II R = Elisabeth II Regina a.k.a Queen Elizabeth II


The famous Crow by the White Tower


The haunting Romanesque St. John's Chapel dates to 1080. Built for William the Conqueror but he died before it was completed


The Shard is visible from the Tower of London compound


Armor of King Henry VIII


Writing carved onto the wall by a prisoner - Anthony Tuchinor

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