The 29th was Denise's birthday. We had been planning on going to the Tower of London for her birthday and I was really excited about it. Kind of a twisted history, but one I find fascinating. Unfortunately I only have about two pictures from this day because it was one of the coldest and rainiest days I spent in London. Here's a picture of the tower from the river the day we took the Thames cruise.

The tower was a fortress, a palace, and a prison. Famous guests of the prison include Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, and Guy Fawkes. We saw Tower green where seven nobles were beheaded...

We also listened to a Yeomen Warder tell us stories in the chapel where the bodies (headless) were buried. On a less macabre note, we also had a chance to see the crowned jewels just before the tower closed. Pretty impressive stuff. Maybe one day daddy will get me something similar...Anyway, that really is pretty much it for this post. Like I said, coldest day ever so we tried to spend as much time inside as possible.

Next time we go to the British Library, which was pretty awesome, so get excited...if you're a nerd like me that is.