Two days ago we went to a museum here. It was really different from what I'd expected, and I think I learned a lot. I spent most of my time at the gems and rare stones. I had no idea rocks could come in SO many colors! There were thousands of different ones and they were all beautiful!
At the end of that room, there was a small door I went through. It was called "The Vault". Inside was a sign saying many of the world's most precious and valuable items were in that very room.
I saw many, MANY amazing things there! The room was full of beauty like I'd never seen before! I saw the pyramid with diamonds of "every single shade they can come in" (according to the label on the glass) I saw the legendary Cursed Amethyst, the world's largest cut jewel, and a lot more!
Yesterday we went to another tourist attraction. It was the London Tower. We learned about torture, fat kings, dead wives, murdered princes, etc.
There was a king named Henry the 8th. He lived from June 8th, 1491-January 28th, 1547, ruled by the time he was 21, and was FAT. He was so dang fat he was banned from doing sports. He was BUTT UGLY too, and I do mean U-G-L-Y ugly!
And yet, due to extreme british sexism he could marry whoever he wanted. Not only that, but the women didn't even have a choice in whether they married this fat jerk or not. Nope, they just had to because they were women and he was a man. Messed up, right?
Anyway, he started out with wife #1. Eventually, (actually, he wasn't even with her for 10 years) he got sick of being with her because he wanted someone else. And divorce being against the catholic law, he couldn't get one. So the rational thing would be to stick it out, right? Well he was the king. So he ordered his men to kill her. And he went onto marrying another unwilling women.
He wanted someone else again after a few years with her (OH MY GOD HE'S SO GREEDY!) and so he had her killed too.
Next wife, same situation.
And the next.
And so on.
He had 6 wives in all.
...What...a... #&@$! (can't say on here)
Anyway, moving on!
Our tour guide was funny, and kept making jokes and passes at women. I don't think he was serious but it was still a little comical that this old man in a dress (I guess it's common 1600's guard attire?) was saying "ladies, if you fall I will catch you. Gentlemen, if you fall... I shall laugh." and other remarks.
After we went on the tour we ate some delicious (and EXPENSIVE) food at the cafe! It was really good. Then we went home.
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