Yesterday we spent a lot of time on the bus with our sweet, sweet, tour guide, Trudy. It was a relief on our tired bodies. We did make a stop at the Tower of London- which was really interesting.
She told us a version of this story while we stood in front of the infamous Bloody Tower. (imagine with a British accent)
"We have a family dog- a golden retriever. He goes everywhere with me- in fact, he is always by my side- even when I enter the master bathroom. But, I always thought it funny that he would never follow me into the family bathroom.
One day, I walked out to get the mail and my dog was close behind, as always. My beautiful neighbors were out in their yard that day and they made a comment like "that dog follows you everywhere doesn't he?"
So I replied, "why yes he does, but I find it funny that he will never go into the family bathroom. He'll go everywhere else, but there."
Trudy continued and said her lovely neighbor's faces suddenly fell white and they replied,
"Oh Trudy, didn't you know? the woman who used to live in your home took her own life in that bathroom.""
So it suddenly made sense why the dog would go everywhere but that bathroom.
So APPARENTLY, (keep this story in mind), every dog that ever has lived on the Tower of London premises, has gone everywhere on the grounds EXCEPT the Bloody Tower.
Royalty has been murdered there, people have disappeared there, ghosts have shown up in pictures.....creepy stuff.
So the moral of the story is.........dogs are smart and the Bloody Tower is creepy.
The End.
We also saw the grounds of many unjustified be-headings. Annoyed with your brother? What to be the Queen? Just plain bored? Just kill 'em!
Here are some pictures you might enjoy:
We ate lunch at the Natural Sciences museum. Totally fun. I have never seen a real dinosaur display. It was claustrophobically crowded (as was most of the trip), but worth it (as was most of the trip). The building was also fun, very 'Night at the Museum'
The British Museum was our next stop. Greek mythology has always been a favorite academic topic of mine, so these sculptures in real life were a real treat. It was like being transported to another time.
I also loved the Egyptian displays....as do most people. It LOVE observing how each culture has its own distinct style, yet similar ideas and ways to create art. Fun stuff.
Dinner was authentically English- at an English pub with English Ale, and the English version of pub food. We asked a local where we should go (in fact, we asked an employee of another pub that didn't serve food).
We were led to a corner pub that was super hip and filled with locals. Apparently the English don't typically eat food with their beer, so the bartender didn't even know if the kitchen was open.....luckily they were. : )
We had some 'pub food' (which in America would only be considered appetizers....) - pan fried chorizo, warm bread, hummus, salsa, all sorts of goodness with a beer on tap. Craig's beer was uncarbonated and served warm- all the dark beers are. Ours was cold because they were wheat beers. I was glad. Pretty strong flavors in comparison to the typical American beer though.
Overall our meal was brilliant....simply brilliant.
A wonderful way to put a close to a wonderful country.
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