The Bentleys: Day 6- London, England

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 {New Year's Eve}

Today we woke up very early and had what felt like a royal breakfast in the formal dining room of our hotel. We ate like kings filling up on fresh fruit, moist muffins, eggs anyway you wanted them, and fresh juice. Afterwards, we got dressed in our winter attire and took a tour of the Tower of London. It was founded by William the Conqueror in 1066 and is mainly known for the "Beefeaters" who guard the crown jewels and King Henry VIII who had his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn beheaded for accused adultery.

{A 'Beefeater'}

{ The only remaining Tudor homes in London}

{Tower Bridge}

{A rare picture I was able to get with a guard}

{The Royal Horse Guards}

Later that afternoon we went to explore Winston Churchill's War Cabinets from WWII when England feared an air strike from the Germans/ Hitler. This underground museum has been kept exactly they way Churchill left it after the WWII ended.

Once our tour ended, Richard and I decided to go on our own for walk around the River Thames. London has many parks and tried to walk through as many as possible. The best part of our walk was seeing our hotel from across the river and seeing the beautiful view of Big Ben and Parliament.

{Our hotel from across the River Thames}

That night Richard and I celebrated New Year's Eve in London. Our hotel was directly across from the London Eye where they city celebrated the fire works. The best part was walking right out of the hotel and not having to fight 250,000 crowd. I have never been a big fan of any New Year's Eve party, but this display of fire works was unbelievable. The best part was when the fire works display was synced with Big Ben.

Here is a YouTube Video that I found: NYE- London, England