London Day 4 Tower of London

Still had some time left on the Hop on Hop Off so after breakfast we took it to the Tower of London.  Spent a rainy day there inside and out.  Just about the time we were ready to leave it stopped which was fine since we were walking.  Over to one of the many Fullers Pie and Ale Houses we have seen.  While there, we got ourselves tickets to Billy Elliot which was one of the better shows I have seen in a while.  And what fun to see it in London...The dancing was AMAZING, the cast and acting just WONDERFUL.

 

Room of Kings with a nice view of the Tower Bridge

 

Lots of spiral staircases and long narrow halls.

 

This giant Castle had an armory and a mint but neither money nor war could stop the rain.

a Full Staff of Beefeaters and their families live in the castle and consider it a village and home.

 

Yummy Meat Pies at Fullers

Spring Retreated

But not before a few glorious, sunny, and warm days to get me outside, digging, hauling and shoveling.

 

Before 

 

 

After

 

Shoveled two buckets of mulch around the back yard and this new little bed in front.

Furm created the number sign.

 

Finished up early enough on Wednsday for an outing.

By noon I was on my way to the Pearl S. Buck Estate.   I could not get past Moravian Pottery and Tile Works 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Chapman Mercer was a wealthy eccentric, artistic, inventive, compassionate and brilliant man.  He designed a factory for creating ceramic tiles and had it and two other buildings along the "Mercer Mile" in Doylestown constructed with poured concrete. He took his materials from the earth and the concrete was an excellent support for the tiles that he would decorate his home with.  Take the tour and you can see the artists working. Well worth it.

 

When you finish head on over to Font Hill, Mercer's Castle home.  That was a good tour too.  No picture snapping inside without a permit.  Outside only.

 

Oh, I forgot to mention...after Moravian, Patti and I headed off hoping to find a nice spot for lunch on our way to the Pearl S. Buck Estate.  We found the delightful Vintage Grill.  After our late lunch we  checked opening hours and well, that is why we backtracked to Font Hill.  I'm glad we did, aren't you Patti?  Pearl will have to wait for another day.