Day 4: Buckingham Palace and London Tower

   

   We went to the Buckingham Palace and the London Tower in the morning. It was my first time watching the ceremony at the palace. Last time, when I went to the UK, I didn't have a chance to watch it, so I was pretty excited to watch it. The crowd was a lot bigger than I expected, and there were people from all over the place. Their band was fantastic, and they played a couple of Beatles songs. I didn’t know that they have five different groups of guards and their uniforms are slightly different from each other. These five groups rotate their duty. For instance, one group has three lines of buttons in their uniform, while other groups only have two lines of buttons. Also, the police at the palace were all riding on horses, and it was pretty cool. As you can see from the photo, it was very challenging to see the ceremony because of the massive crowd. 

   At the London tower, we took a tour as a group, and the guide told us the history of the London Tower. The guide told us that public execution was a big event back then, and the citizens enjoyed watching it. According to him, people brought drinks and food to Tower Hill, where the execution took place. People even brought their children with them to watch the events. More than 30000 people showed up to the big execution every time to celebrate.  
Also, there was a place called Tower Green inside the tower where the royal family members got executed. For instance, Henry 8th of England was executed there. 

There are more than 10 tour guides at the tower, and all of them currently live inside the London Tower. The narrow street in the first picture is where he and his family live in. 
The second picture is where the royal family used to live in when they lived in the tower.

  I really enjoyed the tour at the tower, and there were a lot more places to look at. I would reccomed anyone to go there especially if you are into the histpry. Even though, it was a short stay, I enjoyed London, and I will miss this city.