tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post9067223493330570715..comments2024-02-20T05:52:13.072-07:00Comments on Life on the Open Road: The Tower of London Is More than Just a Tower!Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-76600815885416480322019-08-26T12:55:18.244-07:002019-08-26T12:55:18.244-07:00Funny, I forgot to mention the crown jewels too.Funny, I forgot to mention the crown jewels too.Barbarahttp://www.roamingbarbara.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-58274999336269588592019-08-24T19:30:28.784-07:002019-08-24T19:30:28.784-07:00Some beautiful photos here. I love the one capturi...Some beautiful photos here. I love the one capturing old and new architecture in the same shot!Spare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-29534166423597125582019-08-24T07:22:06.088-07:002019-08-24T07:22:06.088-07:00We saw the Ceremony of the Keys twice where they f...We saw the Ceremony of the Keys twice where they formally lock up the Tower at night. Quite something to see. They've been doing it nightly at the same time for hundreds of years and were only late once during WWII. A German bomb hit in the tower grounds, knocking out the soldiers and Beefeater. When they came to, they locked up the Tower and then wrote a letter of apology to the King for being 10 minutes late.Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-30583392289253054792019-08-24T07:01:50.714-07:002019-08-24T07:01:50.714-07:00Oh, yes! I forgot to mention that we saw them. I...Oh, yes! I forgot to mention that we saw them. I always forget things that you aren't allowed to take pictures of...Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-26402963347022783512019-08-24T06:28:44.602-07:002019-08-24T06:28:44.602-07:00Hope you saw the crown jewels. We stayed in the h...Hope you saw the crown jewels. We stayed in the hotel right across the tower bridge street. Spent the entire day and still didn't see it all.billandjanrvingtheusa.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029050668729852555noreply@blogger.com