Ceremony of the Keys

It was an unbelievably busy day and I hadn't recovered from digging for fossils. Church, followed by shopping for groceries at ASDA (WalMart's British operation), a class in Humanities, dinner with Jeff Hopper, a frantic search for a cab, and a wonderful late night ceremony 700 years old. We wrote for tickets in June and received an invitation just before we left. There were approximately 25 people taken into the Tower of London at 10:00 to witness the ceremony. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos during the ceremony. A Yeoman Warder explained the process and then left us to watch. Ian was captivated and of course we also enjoyed it. When it was over we were escorted back out through narrow doorways and into late night London. We walked to a underground station only to discover that it was "closed for the weekend". We then caught a bus but didn't know where to get off. There were several more false starts before we found an open underground station but we finally made it home. It was worth it but we are tired puppies.

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