I really appreciated the way how monuments are so well cared in London...
Not only the great ones...
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like the White Tower of William the Conqueror...
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but also the little shinny details...
as these ones ...
I also enjoyed how they keep their History so alive and kicking...
During our visit to the tower we found here and there actors representing historical figures...
as these ones ...
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I also enjoyed how they keep their History so alive and kicking...
During our visit to the tower we found here and there actors representing historical figures...
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"So, you are Portuguese...We are old friends." he said. "We'll send very soon an army to your country." he added very seriously. I think he was predicting the future, talking about the Peninsular War. ;-)
Almost at the end of our visit, we saw the place where Anne Boleyn and other well known historical figures had been decapitated...
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Of course, the Queen's Crown Jewels (I saw it twice) and the prisioner grafittis in Beauchamp Tower were also very special and interesting parts of this visit!
Time went fast... and after 5 hours in the Tower and many, many, steps later, it was time to leave...
Time went fast... and after 5 hours in the Tower and many, many, steps later, it was time to leave...
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and visit the magnificent Tower Bridge...
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where we have been able to see more little shinny details, like this steam engine,
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and, at the end, to enjoy a beautiful sunset :-)
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Gostei muito deste pequeno passeio! Bjs!
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