London Sights

Our time here in London is quickly coming to an end, and I've realized there are quite a few London sights I have yet to see. At the top of my list was the Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral. Greg had no interest in typical touristy stuff, so my friend/colleague Jim (and tried & true Londoner) was kind enough to spend the day with me seeing the sights.

First stop was the Tower of London. We arrived right when it opened and there was no line. I highly recommend the guided tour with a yeomen as you can enter the chapel where many famous English are buried including Anne Boleyn. Other sites are the crown jewels, the axe and spot where Anne and many others were beheaded, and a great display of armour. We also were lucky enough to see a re-inacted fight between to knights.

After a pub lunch, we headed to St. Paul's. This is the London equivalent to St. Peter's in Rome and is were Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married. We first climbed the more than 300 steps to the top where there is a great view of the city. After a brief look around the main floor we decided it was time to meet Greg for cocktails at the secret 5th floor cocktail lounge at Waterstones in Piccadilly where many drinks were had by all.