Today we walked from our hotel in Limehouse to the Tower of London, arriving just before our 9:00 am entry tickets. First stop was the Crown Jewels. Impressive and very glittery, photos were not permitted inside the vault.
Hoping to continue beating the crowds, we then climbed the more than 200 steps of the White Tower, enjoying the armoury exhibit.
Some of the battlements followed, then the exhibits on the Royal menagerie. The prison area was next, with complex carved graffiti. We listened to a story from a Yeoman Warder, checked out some of the ravens (the only remaining part of the menagerie), and climbed more battlements.
After the Tower, we found lunch (chorizo carbonara / spaghetti bolognese) before walking over Tower Bridge for Dave to visit the HMS Belfast while Jen had a cold drink with a great view of the Tower and Tower Bridge.
We then walked east along the south shore of the Thames, on an assortment of waterfront footpaths and small streets. Reaching Hilton Docks, we took a very short ferry across to Canary Wharf. We then retraced our steps from yesterday for a short ways before making a detour for Limehouse Basin, which was full of narrow boats.
The last stop was a Tesco Express for sandwiches and snacks to bring back to the hotel.
Spotted today: Graylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Seagulls, Pigeons
Jen and Dave: Adventuring 
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