London Pt. 3

On my third day in London, we started off the day by having a light breakfast at the AirBnb. After breakfast, we went to the Tower of London. We went on one of the free tours given by the Yeomen (I think that is what they are called). We were able to learn more about the history of the tower. I did not know that it was not built as a prison. It was built as a royal palace for William the Conqueror, but it was used as a prison for high profile prisoners in later years because of the security that was already in place for its use as a royal palace. We saw the Crown Jewels, and they were very shiny, big, ornate, and expensive. It took about 40 minutes of waiting in line to see them, though. It was worth it, but it was a long wait. We also went in the White Tower and saw the armor that they had displayed and some other displays about medieval life. We had lunch at a café in the Tower of London because we were hungry and needed to eat. After we were done with the tower of London, we took a river ferry over to Westminster. Tyler lost 40 pounds in a bet with a street peddler, but it was his money so whatever. We took pictures by Big Ben, Westminster Abby, and Buckingham Palace because we had to because we were tourists. After that, we were tired so we went back to the flat. A little later, we went to an Italian restaurant and had some pizza. I went to bed early for my early flight the next day.