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The Days are Just Packed!

Yes, I stole the title of this post from Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes, but it's the best description of these last few days. Here's a brief overview...
This is the Tower of London. If you're anything like me, you might be surprised that it's actually a complete castle and not just a tower.

And a very impressive castle at that!

No beheadings occurred while we were there, but we saw plenty of cells and spots where people met their demise in the past.  

It was very much what I pictured a castle would look like.

A view of Tower Bridge over the Thames.


I WENT TO SEE LES MISERABLES AT WEST END!!!!!!!!! SO GOOD!!!!

I have never seen a more British food truck in my entire life....

I'm thinking about bringing this fashion back...

Kensington Palace, home to Queen Victoria, and now William and Kate and their family. 

These palaces are cool, but the gardens are really the crowning glory.

So beautiful! 

A random beautiful church in downtown London.

A view of London across the Thames. 
This isn't even half of what I've done over the last three days, but like i said, the days are just too packed to share everything, so these snapshots will have to suffice. 
Also, a few random pics from the past few days that I missed....






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