Third day

The day started, like everyday, with an underground ride that took us to  Tower Hill. 

There we were able to take good pictures of  the Tower of London.

The tower of London is a historical castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.

The Tower of London was built at the beginning of the 11th century by William the Conqueror. He was called the Conqueror because he was the first Norman King of England, born in France. He was the descendant of Viking raiders and he had been duke of Normandy. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England.

The tower was expanded during the 13th century into the fortified complex that we know today. The Tower's most popular attraction is its famous collection of Crown Jewels that has been on display there since the 17th century, during the reign of Charles II.The jewels can be found in the Jewel House, which is part of the Waterloo Barracks just north of the White Tower.

During the reign of Henry III, when two defensive walls were built around the White Tower. The inner wall had thirteen towers and the outer wall another six. The towers were mostly used to imprison political opponents.

In Tower Hill we filled in  one of the  worksheets that our teachers and classmates had prepared for us. We had to find important dates in the history of London. Then we continued our trip to the Tower of London. When we arrived we separated in little groups and we agreed with the teachers to be in the principal door at 1 p.m so we did our work, we visited all the towers. There are seven principal towers. In the Bloody Tower we learnt that the bodies of two children were found under the stairs of the tower.
 the souvenirs shop and finally the CROWN JEWELS! they were fantastic…   

When the time arrived we all met with the teachers and we got out of the tower and went to  have a look at  the Tower Bridge. London's Tower Bridge is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. Its Victorian Gothic style stems from a law that forced the designers to create a structure that would be in harmony with the nearby Tower of London.

Taking photographs of the Tower bridge is a favorite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, where you can have a magnificent view over London from the walkway between the two bridge towers. 

So,we took some pictures and then we walked for a little time to get to  Saint Paul's Cathedral.

St. Paul's Cathedral was built by Christopher Wren between 1675 and 1711. It is one of Europe's largest cathedrals and its dome is only exceeded in size by that of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

St. Paul's Cathedral has had an eventful history. Five different churches were built at this site.

St Paul's Cathedral acts as an important meeting place for people and ideas, as a centre for the arts, learning and public debate. 

But this time we couldn't enter there but we took some pictures of us in front of it. Later, we arrived at the Tate museum. Tate Modern has an excellent collection of modern art, from 1900 until now. It is housed in a former power station. Since its opening in 2000 it has become one of London's most popular museums. Also, entrance to many of the collections and exhibits at Tate Modern is free, which adds to its popularity.

There we could watch all the new and modern pictures, paintings, sculptures,… we really loved all that we saw, specially the Picasso's paintings.

Once we had eaten we went walking to the London Eye to go for a ride and had a great time enjoying the sights up there. The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. The entire structure is 135 metres tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres. 

It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.

We loved being up there and , as we were there at  sunset, the sky was orange, pink and purple…it was AWESOME!