More London

Today we had a very productive, sight-seeing day! We started out by going to visit the Tower of London, which was pretty impressive. The Tower of London is often identified with the White Tower, however the entire site actually includes several buildings and a total of 19 separate towers, all of which are situated behind large fortress walls and a moat. The Tower of London is most known for its use as a prison, and was the site of many executions during the time of Henry VIII. I highly recommend reading the book "The Other Boleyn Girl" or another similar historical fiction novel before a visit here, as it gave a lot more meaning to the place for me. While we wandered around the Tower of London, we also found a great view of the Tower Bridge. We got to see all different kinds of weaponry, from simple swords, to guns and cannons.


It turned out that almost every tourist sight in London had reduced prices for students - which were sometimes as much as half off the regular ticket price! So make sure you don't make the same mistake as I did, and bring your student ID card when visiting London (and Europe in general, really!)

After the Tower, we moved on to Madam Tussaud's wax museum, which was a fun attraction to see, if not a historically relevant one. We finished off the night by going to the theatre to see "Mamma Mia," a story set on a Greek island about a girl searching for her father. The best part about the show was that this story was told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.