Sunday: Tower of London

This was a special day. We went to church services in the Tower of London!

Waiting to get in the Tower of London

Here I am again!

It was very interesting to listen to a Church of England service. The choir was fantastic. The music resounded off the stone walls and filled the area. It is much better to listen to it live than a recording.
After services we visited the Crown Jewels - no photography please!

The Crown Jewels - need we say more?

The entry to the vault is a bit disorienting because of the lighting and paths, but the jewels in the vault are beautiful. And then after the brief tour we could do anything, I grabbed an ice cream cone and walked the ramparts for a bit.

Fireplace in a corner tower - they kept prisoners here at one time.

Slit window in same tower, how deep is that wall!

I also walked the grounds and found:

Memories of a menagerie (they kept animals here given to the monarchs as gifts)

and,

Re-enactments of knights training - just missed the show

I left after a couple hours and went to grab something to eat and get a brief tour of Spitalfields Market. Another open market, but with more contemporary items and better food stalls (my opinion, more diverse and varied).

Yes, that is a goat on those crates, interesting monument, huh?