LONDON - DAY 2 & 3

Of course Ben was the CUTEST child in the program.



After a yummy dinner and a couple of pints at "a pub with a Thai kitchen" we all watched Casey shine. Sorry, no pictures. But, "trust me" she was wonderful.

Friday morning we were up bright and early to take the tubes to see the Tower of London.

In the middle of a snowstorm. Hey, at least it wasn't still raining.

No pictures allowed of the Crown Jewels but here are a couple as we entered. Snow pellets do really strange things on a digital camera.





The Beefeater cut the outdoor tour short because of the snow. We found a delightful female Warden to take us on a tour of the inside. From King Henry VIII's armor to "modern day indoor conveniences".




And the truly amazing Norman chapel.



Lots of armor, weapons and I don't know what









OF COURSE, after we'd spent most of the day indoors, when we came out the SUN WAS SHINING. (I'm writing this a week later and that's the ONLY sunshine we've seen.Maybe tomorrow). The walls and towers were still closed because of the snow,
so Emily got a picture of the guards, we hit another great pub and headed back to High Barnet. I met Tom along the way and he and I went to get two rental cars for tomorrow's adventure to Warwick.

In what is forecast to be the "Blizzard of the Century". We don't know if that means the 21st Century or the last hundred years. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.