Daan en Esna

Hallo Everyone

Well, it is definitely the tourist season in London. It is summer and it is nice and hot. It rains mostly during the night or early morning, so we still have beautiful days. There are loads of activities on in London. More of my friends came to visit. This time from South Africa. Esna and I studied together in South Africa many moons ago.

We started our sightseeing of London with the hop-on hop-off bus tours you get in most cities in the UK. It is the quickest and easiest way to see as much of a city in the shortest time. It's very handy, because your ticket is valid for 24 hours. You can hop on/off as many times as you want. It takes you past all the major sites and tells you about the history of what you are seeing. Even I learned new things about London. I will recommend it to everyone.

We also visited Covent Garden. A beautiful area of London with loads of artists and interesting market stalls. This time there was loads of Malaysian market stalls. They also had the most beautiful flower displays, but because Esna and I both had a hay fever attack, we had to stay clear. There was also several stalls with Malaysian clothing. I really enjoyed watching the dancers.

The next morning we started of at the Tower of London. The place where many people met their end in the past. One of the most famous occupants of the Tower was Henry VIII. Here you can see his clothes of amour.

Three of his wives were executed at the Tower.

It was also the day of Prince Phillip's birthday. That is why the Beefeater was in ceremonial cloths.

We also saw the crown jewels, but were not aloud to take any photos.

We also went to Oxford for a day.

A girl named Alice used to buy sweets from this shop. She inspired the story "Alice in Wonderland"

Photos taken at the Natural History Museum. These heads are trophies that warriors use to hang around their necks. If you have killed one of the enemy, the skull was removed and the skin was heated over warm stones. It would shrunk, but still keep its form You can still recognise the person.

London at night.