MAYLIN2007

We spent our last day in London at the Tower of London. We had so much fun there and enjoyed the Beef Eater tour. We loved exploring on our own as well. Kenzie loved seeing the Crown Jewels. They were amazing and the history was amazing. Afterward, we walked the famous bridge and then had lunch. We had traditional mash and a cheese and onion filled pie.  The stories of all the be-headings that happened here were crazy! We were very interested in the carvings in the walls that were left by former prisoners.  This marks the spot were some of the most famous people were beheaded. Here, Ann Boleyn was beheaded.  I love this picture! It is so English! One of the torture devices. Stretching machine. At 4 o'clock we went back to the Queen's Horses Gate to watch the dismounting ceremony. It was really neat. I was disappointed in the crowd as they were loud and disrespectful to...

McKenzie is a HUGE movie buff. Her dream was to see Harry Potter sights. So, we hopped on the metro and went to the station where they caught the train to Hogwartz. She loved Platform 9 3/4 and the Harry Potter store as well as the terminals where the trains pull in. We also walked the Millenium Bridge that day. It was so great to see how excited she got.  Dang, she missed. Around the corner from the station was the British Library. Seriously. SO. Cool. They had the original Magna Carta, the original Beowulf manuscript (which she has read),  a Gutenberg Bible, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (which she has read), Captain Hook's journal, Jane Eyre (which she had just read) and tons of other amazing works of literature. We spent so much time there just loving it! This book case is the center of the library. It is so cool.  Kenzie and I took her picture in front of every metro station we were in. This is just one of the many, many pictures we hav...