Got a nice start on the morning and tubed it down to Buckingham Palace. Not really a whole fan of the monarchy thing, but knew I would never hear the end of it if I didn’t at least take a visit. And hey, not to say our democracy is working all that great either. Turned out to be a big building with a couple goofy looking sentries, backed by crews of fellers with automatic weaponry. Love the fountain, however, with all the cool statuary. I’m a fan of statues as you can tell by my photos.
Was to meet Ali at the Tower at noon, so skipped the 2-1/2 hour tour of the interior and didn’t get to see the Queen’s loo, or whatever. Had a bit of steak and potatoes at Wethersoon before we hit the Tower. Really cool art piece going with gazillions of red ceramic poppies streaming like blood out of the tower and into the grounds. Pretty effective.
They love their bloody past, so were regaled about Traitors Gate, the executions of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and of course the murder of the little princes by Richard III. Wandering through the ancient grounds – the original was built by William the Conquerer in like 1066 (have to check the date) and it was built on top of and using material from Roman walls that were there a thousand years before, you really got a sense of history.
The highlight had to be the Crown Jewels. Photos are not allowed, but there are bejeweled swords and crowns dating from King Alfred’s time. Tons of gold, including huge golden punch bowl that holds 144 bottles of wine. Not to mention the diamonds, sapphires and rubies and pearls. I was bedazzled.
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Because the grounds are pretty big, and we wandered up and down along the battlements and through the towers, we were running bit late. Clearly, the Tate Museum would have to wait for another day. I also had a ticket to Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” at 7:30 at the Globe across the river. We could either backtrack and walk across the Tower Bridge – an appealing idea, but for time and for the fact my legs and feet were already ready to crash – or, as we decided, we took a water taxi across the river to yet another pub next to the Globe, where we had fish and chips and bitter.
Ali took her leave, leaving me to stand on broken feet in the crowded confines of The Yard. They do not allow photography during the performance, but I can assure you it was excellent. Aside from the lengthy opening monologue – which cannot be dispensed with – it was fast paced and very funny. Loved the character beating with servant with fish and using an octopus as a weapon. During intermission, I was able to prop my aching feet and this saved the second half for me. Had to walk quite a ways along the beautiful lit up banks of the Thames, past Old Klink – the famous jail, and the replica of Sir Francis Drakes’s Golden Hind, before getting aboard the underground back to Swiss Cottage.
Ended the night in The North Star and briefly the dining room at the hostel before collapsing into my cot.