Day 9

The hotel offers a breakfast thats included with our stay. We anticipated Continental style. We were wrong. They offered a complete english style breakfast bar with eggs, bacon, sausage and all the sides. It was delicious.
After breakfast, we took the tube to London Bridge Station. Our destination was The Tower of London. Construction of the Tower dates back a 1000 years to William the Conquerer. William needed a fortress to gain a foothold in England and built it next to the Thames River. The tower, sorrouned by walls, was mainly used as a defensive position and prison. We spent most of the day following the recorded guide and wandering the ancient halls.
We left the Tower and crossed the Tower bridge. From there we took the tube back to Victoria Station and our hotel. We skipped lunch so we needed a dinner of fish and chips. The pub across the street serves the best we have found so far.
After dinner, we hopped back on the tube to go to Waterloo Station and ride the London Eye. The views of the city were amazing. After the ride we walked along the River Thames as the sun set and took pictures of Big Ben. It was a nice way to end the day.