East End Adventures
I love the East End. It really fits my personality and it's what I picture in my head when I think "London". I first ventured into this part of the city on a Jack the Ripper tour, since I have been fascinated by the Ripper case for almost my entire life. I was even Jack for Halloween one year! I was really excited to get to go and see the streets where everything happened, and was surprised by what actually survived from that time. While I know the story of Jack the Ripper extensively well, what I was surprised by on the tour was the area. The tour went through Whitechapel, since that is where Jack was active during his time, and I just loved the vibe of the place. I went down small alleys and back streets, and also past Spitalfields Market and the assortment of bars and shops around it, and I just fell in love. The area has so much character, it somehow feels like the 1800's and 1960's both left permanent tattoos on this arm of the city and together it has made for a rather unique piece of artwork. The window in the pictur above I just loved, it's so weird and 60's mod yet it also looks so 19th century! To me, that embodies the East End. I would love to revisit London one day and spend the majority of my time in this area.
Need I say more?
Mitre Square, location of a Ripper murder
The Tower of London
As someone who loves ghosts and ghost tours etc, I was super excited to finally get to see the Tower of London! Sadly, I didn't see any ghosts that day, but I really enjoyed wandering the property and learning all the stories from the tour guide. I liked that you had the option to wander around by yourself or take the tour (for no extra charge) and could leave at any time. I stayed with the guided tour until I felt that I had a good knowledge of what I was looking at, then branched off to go into the individual buildings.
The White Tower
The famous ravens!
Inside the White Tower, an armory museum
Tower Bridge
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