A wet morning did not dampen the enjoyment we had of visiting the Tower of London, riding a tour boat up the Thames River and visiting around other parts of the city.
The first building we went to was St Paul's Cathedral. It is one of the great cathedrals of England and is surrounded by narrow, busy streets that make getting a photo of the whole building almost impossible. This photo shows just the dome on the top of the church.
We then went on to look through the Tower of London. This was first built in 1083 by William the Conqueror (that makes it nearly a thousand years old!). It is a very big place and there were literally many thousands of people there with us at the same time. It was amazing to be in rooms where so much history has taken place. One of the highlights was to go and see the crown jewels - including the crown and scepter used by her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II.
Here is another photo taken on the walls of the Tower of London with the Tower Bridge in the background. The Tower Bridge is probably the most famous bridge in the city because of the two large towers and the fact that there is a draw bridge that opens up for big ships to go through.
This photo of the tower bridge was taken while we were on a boat on the Thames River. In the photo you can see a man with a mic talking to us about the bridge and other interesting places. We passed under about 12 bridges as we headed up to Westminster. One of these was "London Bridge." This is the third, and quite new bridge to be called London Bridge. The second one was slowly sinking and about 45 years ago was sold to an American man who moved it over to a place called Lake Havasu in Arizona, and a new London Bridge has been built in its place. Mrs McLeay and I once drive over the old London Bridge in Arizona, about 34 years ago.
From the journey up the Thames River you can see many of the city's buildings and famous landmarks.
This huge building is the tallest in London. It is called "The Shard." If you look closely the top of it appears to be a jagged broken piece of glass. Of course, it is not broken glass, but just made to look like that.
The first building we went to was St Paul's Cathedral. It is one of the great cathedrals of England and is surrounded by narrow, busy streets that make getting a photo of the whole building almost impossible. This photo shows just the dome on the top of the church.
We then went on to look through the Tower of London. This was first built in 1083 by William the Conqueror (that makes it nearly a thousand years old!). It is a very big place and there were literally many thousands of people there with us at the same time. It was amazing to be in rooms where so much history has taken place. One of the highlights was to go and see the crown jewels - including the crown and scepter used by her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II.
Here is another photo taken on the walls of the Tower of London with the Tower Bridge in the background. The Tower Bridge is probably the most famous bridge in the city because of the two large towers and the fact that there is a draw bridge that opens up for big ships to go through.
This photo of the tower bridge was taken while we were on a boat on the Thames River. In the photo you can see a man with a mic talking to us about the bridge and other interesting places. We passed under about 12 bridges as we headed up to Westminster. One of these was "London Bridge." This is the third, and quite new bridge to be called London Bridge. The second one was slowly sinking and about 45 years ago was sold to an American man who moved it over to a place called Lake Havasu in Arizona, and a new London Bridge has been built in its place. Mrs McLeay and I once drive over the old London Bridge in Arizona, about 34 years ago. 
From the journey up the Thames River you can see many of the city's buildings and famous landmarks. This huge building is the tallest in London. It is called "The Shard." If you look closely the top of it appears to be a jagged broken piece of glass. Of course, it is not broken glass, but just made to look like that. 
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