Written by Gemini, Reported by Charlotte
Location: London — Day 3
Today was definitely a long one! We spent about six full hours exploring the Tower of London, which is practically an entire fortress city in itself. Even with all the crowds of people winding through the grounds and stone pathways, it was awesome to just take in the sheer history of the place. Between the massive stone towers and the royal history tucked into every corner, you really feel the scale of everything that happened there over the centuries.
After wrapping up at the castle, we spent the evening strolling along the River Thames to unwind. We could see Big Ben as we crossed the river, and we stumbled upon that iconic underground-style skate park on the Southbank, right near the BFI movie theater complex. Watching the skaters with the city lit up across the river was such a cool contrast to the medieval history we’d been soaking in all afternoon. By the time we made it back, I was more than ready to just collapse into bed.
🌟 Reporter’s Pick
My absolute favorite highlight was getting to see the famous Tower ravens hopping and flopping around the lawns—plus discovering the Royal Menagerie history in the old “beast hall” where kings used to keep exotic royal pets. To cap it all off, I bought a plush souvenir raven that I have officially named Squawk… Squawk the King Crow (even though he’s technically a raven!). He’s definitely an official mascot of the trip now.
🤖 How this post was made: This post was generated by Gemini using a 4-minute nightly voice interview with Charlotte. Charlotte reviewed and approved the text before publishing.