It was our final day at London! Our main itinerary for the day was the Tower of London. When our bus went past it 2 days ago, I was deeply attracted by the scale of the building and knew we had to come! We took the train to the Tower Hill station and bought our discounted tickets (using our Rail Pass once again!) from the ticketing counter at the entrance. Once we went past the entrance, we paid to get a commentary for the introduction of the place. We could have gone without it. But we felt having it would let us understand the place better.
We climbed up the first flight of stairs and had a good view of the Tower Bridge which our tour bus had went past but did not climb. It was a good place for a photo with the Tower Bridge!
We continued to explore the other towers and gates, some of which were reconstructed to look like how it was in the past. There was also a popular building where the crown jewels were exhibited. There was already a queue from the outside of the building!
Another popular building was in the centre of the entire area where royal armouries were kept. There were alot of stairs to climb. For a self-proclaimed fit person like me, it was tiring to climb the steps even though we went up level by level slowly. Fortunately, there were seats/benches available for me and many others to take a break before continuing.
After spending half a day there, we then proceeded to Borough Market for lunch and shopping. Honestly, it was smaller than I expected. But nonetheless, we managed to find some nice food in the area.
Of course, being in London, I had to visit the London Bridge. Long before this trip, I had already found out that London Bridge was rather plain looking. So it always made me wonder why there was a song named after London Bridge. Maybe that’s why they said it was falling down as opposed to maybe the Tower Bridge. Nonetheless, a photo on the bridge was a must! It was just a short walk away from the Borough Market.
We went on for shopping back at Oxford Street. As it was the last night at London (and the entire trip), we decided to revisit the restaurant we liked best, which was the Gold Mine Restaurant at Bayswater! Having learnt our lesson few nights before, I called to book a table for us so that we do not have to wait in the cold outside the restaurant with other customers.
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