Advice for a visit to the Tower of London?

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<p>Tower of London was SUPER awesome.
Loved it.
Spent the whole day there.</p>

<p>Definitely, definitely go see the London Eye. It is just gorgeous. We went on a random day in the middle of the week and there was just my family and one random girl in the carriage. Like a dork, we brought our travel guide books, but up in the Eye we were then able to identify what we saw, and read about it, which was neat.</p>

<p>London Bridge is beautiful. You could see the Eye and the Bridge in one day for sure. Just walk across millennium bridge and then take the tube on the other side of the river to the bridge. I heard it is awesome at night if you want to do a tour…</p>

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<p>You might not have enough lead time to arrange this, but try to get tickets for the Ceremony of the Keys. We did this over 10 years ago, so I don’t know if arrangements are easier now with internet. It was very special.</p>

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<p>Was just in London three weeks ago. Went to the Tower on Saturday early, and had the place to ourselves. I think we got there around 11 AM, had no lines anywhere, good weather and a great visit. </p>

<p>I can’t emphasize enough the importance of getting there early to avoid crowds. </p>

<p>Regarding how to spend your time - get an Oyster card, don’t worry about tube costs because when you use the card there is a daily cap on costs, and use the tube to go somewhere else between your visit and the key ceremony.</p>

<p>You need to stay flexible because of weather issues - if it is a rainy day, you may want to head to a museum instead of taking a long walk along the Thames. The tube trains are so frequent that you can get anywhere in no time as long as you are a bit adventuresome.</p>

<p>biggest Tower downside? Cost. Admission for three of us was $72 last month. It will be about 10% more now because of the exchange rate.</p>

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<p>This is the current London Bridge. Boring, ugly and modern</p>

<p>[File:London</a> Bridge Illuminated.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_Bridge_Illuminated.jpg]File:London”>File:London Bridge Illuminated.jpg - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>This is the original London Bridge. It is in Arizona.</p>

<p>[File:LondonBridge</a> LakeHavasu.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LondonBridge_LakeHavasu.jpg]File:LondonBridge”>File:LondonBridge LakeHavasu.jpg - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>I’m sure the one you want to see is actually Tower Bridge.</p>

<p>[File:Tower</a> bridge London Twilight - November 2006.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tower_bridge_London_Twilight_-_November_2006.jpg]File:Tower”>File:Tower bridge London Twilight - November 2006.jpg - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>“The executioner, I hear, is very expert, and my neck is very slender”?</p>

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<p>I second Wagamama (post #10). On their website, you can sign up for their club, and they’ll send you discount coupons.</p>

<p>I bet your kids would love the markets. Not sure which one is closest to the Tower.
[London</a> markets map, showing Portobello Market, Brick Lane Market, Brixton Market and 17 others](<a href=“http://www.streetsensation.co.uk/markets.htm]London”>London markets map, showing Portobello Market, Brick Lane Market, Brixton Market and 17 others)</p>

<p>(Edit: Sorry, just realized #10 also mentioned Covent Garden, one of the markets.)</p>

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<p>As a recommendation, the streets of the City are interesting and you can sneak in a few Wren churches without kids realizing.</p>