A Touch of Tower Bridge & Tower of London

I’ve been lucky to travel to several countries for work, vacations, or research! My first very short visit to London was during a business trip but I fell in love with the city and vowed to bring my family to see it. Many years later, my daughter was doing her study abroad just outside of London so we did a family trip to visit with her and see the city. One of our stops was the Tower of London and the nearby Tower Bridge. We had a fun time exploring the area and finding out about the history of the tower and some of its less fortunate inhabitants as well as the Beefeaters (Official title: Yeomen Warders of His Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London) who guard the Tower and the Crown Jewels located there. The Beefeater we met there was named Dickie and he had actually given us a Jack the Ripper tour of London the night before (his side gig). Anyway, I hope you enjoy these photos from our visit on this Throwback Thursday. Fun Fact: When the showrunners for the Jane the Virgin show were trying to decide who would ghostwrite the novel tie-in for the show, we had to send them writing samples of historical scenes. I sent them excerpts from The Vampire’s Consort which has several scenes set in old England and that sealed the deal. That’s how I got to ghostwrite Snow Falling, the novel featured on the television show. Warning: The Vampire’s Consort is five chili pepper hot. You can download the e-book at https://amzn.to/3OKQgZw and it’s also available in print and audio.