This week in London

Our most recent excursion was to the historic tower of London where we saw the torture chambers, solved some hidden mysteries and marveled at the crown jewels.

We toured around the Tower walls(above) and saw the old torture devices, the famous falcons that guard the walls and the old quarters of princes and kings. Ginny and I really love the Tower Bridge(Right) and plan to go back and tour the exhibition of the towers. We love bridges. The guards inside the tower walls, or Beefeaters, as they're so affectionately called, were nice enough to let us take a picture with him. (Below)

But our day didn't end after the tower. We finished the day as groundlings at the performance of Macbeth. Shakespeare's Globe infected us with the old language of the day and instilled us with a stronger love for his work.

Later in the week my flatmates and I travelled into London to finally ride the London Eye. The view was fantastic, although not as amazing as the view from the Shard. It completely amazed me with its marvelous view of the city at night and truly was a more moving view.



Then I ended the week with a day trip to the famous beach town of Brighton. Although the beach was all rocks(not pebbles), the pier was tons of fun and the town was beautiful. We also got to tour Henry IV's Royal Pavilion, also known as the "first playboy mansion."  
And that pretty much sums up the beautiful second week that I spent in England! Cheers and here's hoping the last two weeks are even better!
Oh on a side note, the prince was born.