
I realize I’m dating myself, but I cannot read, hear, or say the words “Tower of London” without hearing Neil Tennant’s voice (Pet Shop Boys) singing the lyrics to their hit song from the 80s. Too bad they didn’t perform that song at the Olympics earlier this year, instead of West End Girls, so more […]

The Tower Bridge, that crosses the Thames River by the Tower of London, is sometimes confused with the London Bridge which is the next bridge upstream. Originally painted a greenish-blue color, the bridge was painted in its current red, white, and blue color palette in 1977 for Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee. What do you […]