9 September
London, England - Day 4
We finished our Hop-a-Bus ride this morning with a cruise on the Thames from Big Ben to Greenwich and back again to the Tower of London. We spent about four hours touring the Tower and viewing the Crown Jewels and an exhibition of royal armor. After the Tower closed, we rode the tube to Harrods and looked around for a bit, but soon tired of what is basically just a British Neiman Marcus. We had fish and chips in our neighborhood and bought groceries for tomorrow before collapsing for the night.
| Daily miles: 7.43 | Expenses: £34.70 (Tower of London, supper, groceries) |
Hop-A-Bus
 Hyde Park Marble Arch |
 Hyde Park Marble Arch |
 Royal Mail post boxes |
 The Dorchester |
 Belgrave House |
 Ebury Street bike lane |
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 Chester Square |
 Eaton Square |
 Eaton Square |
 Victoria Tower |
 Royal Mews |
 Westminster Abbey |
Thames Cruise
 Big Ben |
 London Eye |
 London Eye |
 Cleopatra's Needle |
 HQS Wellington |
 OXO Tower |
 old City of London School |
 City of London School |
 Millennium Bridge |
 Shakespeare's Globe |
 London Bridge |
 Adelaide House |
 Northern & Shell building |
 The Golden Hinde |
 London City Hall |
 Tower of London |
 Tower of London |
 Traitors' Gate |
 Tower Bridge |
 Tower Bridge |
 Tower Bridge |
 Tower Bridge video (1:09, 10.2MB) |
 Butler's Wharf Pier |
 Butler's Wharf |
 Downings Roads Moorings |
 Cinnabar Wharf |
 Olivers Wharf |
 The Mayflower Pub |
 Prospect of Whitby (pub) |
 Rotherhithe Tunnel Ventilation Shaft |
 Every room has a view... |
 Limehouse Marina |
 The Grapes (pub) |
 Cascades Tower |
 Greenwich Foot Tunnel |
 Old Royal Naval College |
 Millennium Dome (The O2 Arena) |
 The Gherkin |
 Captain Kidd Pub |
 back at Tower Bridge |
 Tower Bridge |
 HMS Belfast |
Tower of London
 Beefeater |
 Middle Tower entrance |
 Byward Tower |
 Bloody Tower entrance |
 Chapel Burial List (larger image) |
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 Execution Memorial |
 Queen's House |
 Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula |
|
 Tower of London cannons |
 Queen's Guard by cannons |
 fancy cannon |
 Joe by large bronze cannon |
 White Tower |
 Royal Armor |
 Royal Armor & Cannon sign |
 Prince Charles' Cannon |
 smallest & tallest |
 jeweled pistol (from 1997 gov't buy-in) |
 block & axe |
 block & axe sign |
 Bloody Tower |
 Joe in Sentry Box |
 (not a British salute) |
 Janene in Sentry Box |
 iron guard |
 White Tower |
 close-up of sign (larger image) |
 Edward's oratory |
 Edward I bedchamber (St. Thomas's Tower) |
 Wakefield Tower |
 Wakefield Tower |
 Poor Henry |
 Tower Bridge |
 Salt Tower guard |
 Broad Arrow Tower |
Harrods
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 6:58 pm |
About us
In 2010, Joe & Janene, parents of Cary (Zzickle), went on a 5-month-long backpacking trip around Europe.
Maps
- Galveston to Barcelona
- Spain & Portugal
- Barcelona to Monaco
- Monaco to Carrara
- Carrara to Cecina
- Cecina to Termoli
- Termoli to Croatia
- Croatia to Vienna
- Vienna to Koln
- Koln to Copenhagen
- to Norway & back
- Copenhagen to Fussen
- Fussen to Basel
- Basel to Dijon
- Dijon to Cherbourg
- Ferry to Ireland
- Dublin to Scotland
- Stranraer to Loch Lomond
- North Scotland
- Yorkshire
- to Wales & Reading
- London to Dover to London
Calendar
| APRIL | ||||||
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| depart | cruise | Nassau | cruise | |||
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| cruise | Azores | cruise | Spain | |||
| MAY | ||||||
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | ||||||
| Spain | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Spain | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Gibr. | Morocco | Spain | Portug. | |||
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Portugal | Spain | France | Monaco | Italy | ||
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Italy | ||||||
| 30 | 31 | |||||
| Italy | ||||||
| JUNE | ||||||
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Italy | Croatia | |||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Croatia | Hungary | Austria | Prague | |||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Prague | Germany | |||||
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Germany | Copenhagen | Sweden | ||||
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| Sweden | Norway | |||||
| JULY | ||||||
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Norway | Copenhagen | Germany | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Germany | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Germany | Switzerland | France | ||||
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| France | ||||||
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| France | Ireland | |||||
| AUGUST | ||||||
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Ireland | Belfast | Scotland | ||||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Scotland | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| England | ||||||
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| England | ||||||
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
| England | ||||||
| SEPTEMBER | ||||||
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| England | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| England | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| depart | ||||||
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9 September 2010 - London, England
Hyde Park Marble Arch
Hyde Park Marble Arch
9 September 2010 - London, England
Hyde Park Marble Arch
Hyde Park Marble Arch
9 September 2010 - London, England
Royal Mail post boxes
Royal Mail post boxes
9 September 2010 - London, England
The Dorchester
The Dorchester
9 September 2010 - London, England
Belgrave House
Belgrave House
9 September 2010 - London, England
Ebury Street bike lane
Ebury Street bike lane
9 September 2010 - London, England
Chester Square
Chester Square
9 September 2010 - London, England
Eaton Square
Eaton Square
9 September 2010 - London, England
Eaton Square
Eaton Square
9 September 2010 - London, England
Royal Mews
Royal Mews
9 September 2010 - London, England
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
9 September 2010 - London, England
Victoria Tower
Victoria Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Big Ben
Big Ben
9 September 2010 - London, England
London Eye
London Eye
9 September 2010 - London, England
London Eye
London Eye
9 September 2010 - London, England
Cleopatra's Needle
Cleopatra's Needle
9 September 2010 - London, England
HQS Wellington
HQS Wellington
9 September 2010 - London, England
OXO Tower
OXO Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
old City of London School
old City of London School
9 September 2010 - London, England
City of London School
City of London School
9 September 2010 - London, England
Millennium Bridge
Millennium Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
9 September 2010 - London, England
London Bridge
London Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Adelaide House
Adelaide House
9 September 2010 - London, England
Northern & Shell building
Northern & Shell building
9 September 2010 - London, England
The Golden Hinde
The Golden Hinde
9 September 2010 - London, England
London City Hall
London City Hall
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower of London
Tower of London
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower of London
Tower of London
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower of London - Traitors' Gate
Tower of London - Traitors' Gate
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower Bridge video (1:09, 10.2MB) is next...
Tower Bridge video (1:09, 10.2MB) is next...
9 September 2010 - London, England
Butler's Wharf Pier
Butler's Wharf Pier
9 September 2010 - London, England
Butler's Wharf
Butler's Wharf
9 September 2010 - London, England
Downings Roads Moorings
Downings Roads Moorings
9 September 2010 - London, England
Cinnabar Wharf
Cinnabar Wharf
9 September 2010 - London, England
Olivers Wharf
Olivers Wharf
9 September 2010 - London, England
The Mayflower Pub
The Mayflower Pub
9 September 2010 - London, England
Prospect of Whitby (pub)
Prospect of Whitby (pub)
9 September 2010 - London, England
Rotherhithe Tunnel Ventilation Shaft
Rotherhithe Tunnel Ventilation Shaft
9 September 2010 - London, England
Every room has a view...
Every room has a view...
9 September 2010 - London, England
Limehouse Marina
Limehouse Marina
9 September 2010 - London, England
The Grapes (pub)
The Grapes (pub)
9 September 2010 - London, England
Cascades Tower
Cascades Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
9 September 2010 - London, England
Old Royal Naval College
Old Royal Naval College
9 September 2010 - London, England
Millennium Dome (The O2 Arena)
Millennium Dome (The O2 Arena)
9 September 2010 - London, England
The Gherkin
The Gherkin
9 September 2010 - London, England
Captain Kidd Pub
Captain Kidd Pub
9 September 2010 - London, England
back at Tower Bridge
back at Tower Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast
9 September 2010 - London, England
Beefeater
Beefeater
9 September 2010 - London, England
Middle Tower entrance
Middle Tower entrance
9 September 2010 - London, England
Byward Tower
Byward Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Bloody Tower entrance
Bloody Tower entrance
9 September 2010 - London, England
Execution Memorial
Execution Memorial
9 September 2010 - London, England
Queen's House
Queen's House
9 September 2010 - London, England
Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula
Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower of London cannons
Tower of London cannons
9 September 2010 - London, England
Queen's Guard by cannons
Queen's Guard by cannons
9 September 2010 - London, England
fancy cannon
fancy cannon
9 September 2010 - London, England
Joe by large bronze cannon
Joe by large bronze cannon
9 September 2010 - London, England
White Tower
White Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Royal Armor
Royal Armor
9 September 2010 - London, England
Royal Armor & Cannon sign
Royal Armor & Cannon sign
9 September 2010 - London, England
Prince Charles' Cannon
Prince Charles' Cannon
9 September 2010 - London, England
smallest & tallest
smallest & tallest
9 September 2010 - London, England
jeweled pistol (from 1997 government buy-in)
jeweled pistol (from 1997 government buy-in)
9 September 2010 - London, England
block & axe
block & axe
9 September 2010 - London, England
block & axe sign
block & axe sign
9 September 2010 - London, England
Bloody Tower
Bloody Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Joe in Sentry Box
Joe in Sentry Box
9 September 2010 - London, England
(not a British salute)
(not a British salute)
9 September 2010 - London, England
Janene in Sentry Box
Janene in Sentry Box
9 September 2010 - London, England
iron guard
iron guard
9 September 2010 - London, England
White Tower
White Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Edward's oratory (St. Thomas's Tower)
Edward's oratory (St. Thomas's Tower)
9 September 2010 - London, England
Edward I bedchamber (St. Thomas's Tower)
Edward I bedchamber (St. Thomas's Tower)
9 September 2010 - London, England
Wakefield Tower
Wakefield Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Wakefield Tower
Wakefield Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Poor Henry
Poor Henry
9 September 2010 - London, England
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
9 September 2010 - London, England
Salt Tower guard
Salt Tower guard
9 September 2010 - London, England
Broad Arrow Tower
Broad Arrow Tower
9 September 2010 - London, England
Harrods Department Store
Harrods Department Store
9 September 2010 - London, England
Harrods Department Store
Harrods Department Store