I thought this little guy was pretty funny. It's just a metal figure, not a real guy aiming at innocent tourists. xD
And this is London Tower! 'Tis a tower they used back in the day, a torture chamber in the basement, a very old church on the grounds, as well as the crown jewels.
Fathia and I saw these guys and knew they were going to perform somewhere, but we didn't bother to figure out when, and to watch them. But they were dressed up pretty funny. ;)
This is the first of various mesh wire animals they had placed throughout the grounds. Apparently, the princess had a "zoo" of sorts on the castle grounds.
I liked the architecture of the buildings, reminded me of Switzerland or Germany.
This is the weapons and armor museum they had in the same tower as the Crown Jewels. I thought it was way cool! And they had a bow attached to a machine, so that you could draw it and based on the factor of the length of your draw and the direction of the wind, it would determine how good of an archer you are. I'm a natural, apparently. :D The draw was perhaps #45-50.
This is one of the beginning models of a pistol. I thought it was very neat, almost steam-punk in its design.
These two spearheads were beautifully worked! I loved the etchings in them, even though they are a tad impractical when covered in the blood of your enemies. xD
On the left is the smallest suit of armor ever made, on the right, the tallest suit made. The small one is like...3 foot something, and the tall one is nearly 7 foot. O.O
Aaaaanddd....the torture chamber in the basement!!! Tada! I thought it looked very much like my physical therapy, so they would be hard pressed to get anything out of me. xD
Oooh, I know. A mysterious black telephone box, not red. Well, the grounds had to have something else to make it unique....and this is that.
Tower Bridge! No, not London Bridge. They sold the old one to Arizona, and have a lame one to replace it. So this is guy took the spotlight as the cool bridge in town.
Me on the bridge! Yippe! And of course, a fabulous shot of one of the many taxis.
We found a door that fit Fathia!!! Clearly, she was very happy I pointed it out. xD
Above is a small video on the making of Tower Bridge, and below, some of the machinery that helps move it.
I got fish and chips! They are like, freaking delicious. :D
Yeah, I'm a feminist. xD Rude, do they have something against servicing women?! ;)
This is a catherdral, very similar to Notre Dame in Paris.
Parliament building....
Big Ben!!! Yay! The architecture fascinated me. I'm a dork, I know. ^^
New perspective of Big Ben. Yeah, I'm artistic that way. :D
And now we're in the gardens near the Queen's Palace. The positioning of the flowers in some places were so perfect, I had to take some shots.
And this, is our friend, webby feet. He has very odd feet, but we like him anyway! And below, are his babies and wife. The chicks are crazy cute---Fathia and I got sidetracked watching them for like, 15-20 minutes. xD
Above is my Phantom of the Opera duck. He's mysterious. And very handsome. For a duck.
This guy's coloring was just cool, and kind of reminded me of a legendary crane in Japan that seeing is a good omen. Fun fact of the day!!!
That little flag means she's in! Her Majesty herself!
A red telephone booth, and THREE red double decker buses! Lady luck was on my side.
One evening in London, Fathia and I went into the true London, which is only about a mile or so in area. The rest is actually Westminster. But, in true London, we got a Jack the Ripper tour. The gentleman running it was really funny, and took us through the 5 most famous deaths. Two of which, were golden blonde, blue eyed, tall, British one, the other Irish, and BEAUTIFUL. Yeah---cough---my looks are killer. He pointed that out, and everyone stared at me for the rest of the tour. xD He was really good at making you jump by kicking garage doors, fences and just shouting suddenly. We both jumped, even though we expected it. xD
This last photo is evidence of our crime---we stole the door jam from the hallway door to prop open our bathroom, since it kept swinging shut when we just wanted to go in and out, or talk while brushing teeth. xD
And that's the end of my European tour! I had a fantastic time, and hope to visit again in the near future!
