Author: aloysius-bear

Tower 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. And here we are at the Tower Of London itself. I always imagined it just being one big round tower, but the grounds are much more extensive than that. There are actually lots of towers, along with a palace, so the whole place looks more like a fort than…

Tower 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This is the Traitor’s Gate – apparently, traitors to the realm were brought into the prison by boat and they always came in through this gate.

Tower 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Attack of the fifty foot bear!!! This poor soldier doesn’t stand a chance!

Tower 5, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. If you look carefully, you can see two of the Tower ravens on a perch in the background of this shot. The legend goes that the city of London will fall if ever they fly away – I think it’s a bit of a cheat keeping their wings clipped…

Tower 6, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This is the entrance to the Bloody Tower, so-called because of the number of prisoners who supposedly died there. It’s where the young princes were kept when the Duke of Gloucester (soon to be Richard III) locked them up – that is, if you believe Shakespeare’s version of events…

Tower 7, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. It always depresses me seeing what bears have to subject themselves to for the entertainment of humans. That poor jester bear looked less than pleased with his lot in life. Really, bears should keep their humans better trained!

Tower 8, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This yeobear very graciously took time out of his busy gaurding duties to pose for a picture. He must get very tired of getting snapped all day, but he seemed happy to oblige for a fellow bear.

Tower 9, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Minime will be really jealous when he sees this! Guns, lots of guns!

Tower 10, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This guy looks like he could give Minime a run for his money. Maybe I could ask him to come home with me to help me keep the little evildoer in line.

Tower 11, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. And it that doesn’t work, I could use this to finish him off! That’ll teach him to hijack my journal and use it to further his nefarious purposes!