3-19-14
Today was that one day where
everything was planned out, but it didn’t exactly go smoothly. To start off, today was the first day that it
was actually icky outside. I mean, it
was a cold and gloomy day, with rain and a lot of wind and it was the first
sight of ACTUAL London weather we had.
Which is fine, I was expecting a lot more of that kind of weather. So the day started with a trip to the Tower
of London with Mr. Morstad and Leanna.
For the most part it was absolutely amazing. The Tower has amazing architecture, the medieval
weaponry and armor was surprisingly delicate, but the true star of the show was
the Crown Jewel exhibit.
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| Your friendly neighborhood Dragon |
As for the Crown Jewels, well those
are just that. A collection of magnificent golds and jewels that put Tiffany’s
to shame. The vibrant purple of so much
combined with the priceless white orbs and the gold inlets, absolutely
stunning. It was in the Crown Jewel exhibit where Leanna and I first lost Mr.
Morstad. After attempts to call and text
him, we decided the best thing to do was to go our separate ways and meet him
for dinner. We ate some lunch and met a
very nice woman from Canada, but sadly talking to her caused us to be later
than we wanted to be, so I was unable to hit the Westminster side of things, as
well as Buckingham Palace.
Instead I ventured over to Waterloo
to scope out the area before I was to meet Cameron for the Dungeons. Saying that we are going to meet in Waterloo
just outside of the tube station was a HUGE mistake. There are 3 possible exits from the tube in
Waterloo, and I had no idea where he would come out. After taking a leisurely stroll through the
Waterloo area I realized that I was in a kind of business district, and there
was not much to see. I found a funny sculpture of a bull, and some interesting
architect on a few buildings, but not a whole lot. I did however go and find all three tube
stations, and I ran around to all three of them at least three times before
realizing that there was no way I was going to find Cameron.
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| the Funny Bull |
Thankfully
great minds think alike, as we managed to find each other 8 minutes before our
tickets to the Dungeon were scheduled.
After that mini heart attack we went through the Dungeons, which were
awesome. It was a combination of haunted
house meets comedian and I really enjoyed it.
They take you on an hour-long tour through the Dungeon and make fun of
some of the gruesome history of London, all while scaring the bajeezus out of
you. Some of the highlights were the
bubonic plague, the Whitechapel murders, Sweeney Todd, and medieval doctors. The end of the Dungeon has a ride with a camera. I found the picture particularily amusing.
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| A the terror. |
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| Anna, Mitch and I in the Tubes |
However the
fun was not yet over. Cameron and I got out of the Dungeon around 4:40. We were supposed to meet the rest of our
group for dinner at 4:45. The tube ride
back to the hotel is about 35-40 minutes.
So we tried to go to the hotel by walking the last stint instead of
catching the next tube. I then got a
text from Mitch telling us to go to the Sicilian Spaghetti house. Which was on the other side of town. Long story short, Cameron and I ended up on a
1.5-hour walk/tube ride in an attempt to find this restaurant. We found it, at 6:30. I quickly ate, and then got to go on the
tubes right back to Waterloo to go on the London Eye.
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| A View from the Eye |
Every trip
has to have that one day, I think it must be one of Murphy’s Laws. At least I have an entertaining story now, right?
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