Tuesday, October 17, 2006
sunday! tower of london :)
the tower of london is a dominating landmark in the central of London. the Tower's primary function was as a fortress, a royal palace and a prison (particularly for high status and royal prisoners (such as the Princes in the Tower and the future Queen Elizabeth I)
it was a trip well worth the 12 pounds spent. we had a really interesting guided tour by one of the yeoman warder, who gave us a pretty engaging insight into the history of the castle, how executions were carried out etc.the most memorable one was the public execution of James Scott. eeeeks the thought of it still haunts me now.
tower of london, here we come!
traitors' gate
this is where they performed private executions of members who are related to the royal bloodline
katherine
bottom-up view of the castle
ziyang, Tj, kat, bengoh and me
we were flanked by the two yeoman warders, or "beefeaters" so they call themselves.
dont ask me how the term "beefeaters" came about.haha.
arrowslit
this is such a cool shot.yea as the name suggests, this was where the soldiers used to shoot arrows from
the "Gherkin"
daryll i finally found the cucumber-like structure u were talking about.haha:)
the brutal spot where the blood of many royalties was mercilessly shed and spilt
TJ. hahaha
i loved the crown jewel exhibition. it was extremely impressive! all the sparkling diamonds on the sceptres, orbs and crowns. woot! =D and pure pure gold which will make all u ladies go 'woooooowwww'. hahaha. we also got to see the largest diamond in the world - the Star of Africa.we were literally blinded by the dazzling stones man. ;p
i just came back from watching phantom of the opera. will take a shower and update more. later!
.:Xiufang:.
~*10:57 PM*~
sunday! tower of london :)
tower of london, here we come!
traitors' gate
this is where they performed private executions of members who are related to the royal bloodline
katherine
bottom-up view of the castle
ziyang, Tj, kat, bengoh and me
we were flanked by the two yeoman warders, or "beefeaters" so they call themselves.
arrowslit
the "Gherkin"
the brutal spot where the blood of many royalties was mercilessly shed and spilt
TJ. hahaha