James Morrison performance and the Tower of London

On one sunny afternoon in London my friends Meg, Kristina and I went down by Tower Bridge to see the amazing James Morrison perform the song "Man in the Mirror" live on the CBS early show in dedication to Michael Jackson. Our friend Becky had an internship with CBS this summer and informed us of this amazing opportunity. We got a little lost trying to find the location, but while wandering the streets around the bridge, we heard a small group cheering right on the River Thames, where we then found James and were able to get autographs and photos with him.

From left to right: Juliana, James Morrison, me, Meg and Kristina (photo by Becky Berg).

 

Oh, and did I mention that we were on the CBS Early Show live across the United States? It was pretty amazing, I'm not going to lie. It was a little awkward to see myself on this video, but it is even funnier to see the close up of Kristina's face! I can vividly remember standing right next to the river calling my parents right after they filmed it, and they were able to watch it in Virginia when they were on their way to my cousin's wedding in North Carolina. Although I did get a little choked up talking to my mom on the phone about missing the wedding and being with my family, I looked back at what I was a part of, and remembered that this was an opportunity that comes only once in a lifetime.

Afterwords, Juliana, Meg, Kristina and I went out to eat at a restaurant right on the river. To my surprise, there was some type of little worm in my salmon salad, which I found on my fork right before putting it in my mouth. Shocked and completely disgusted, my friends told me to call the waiter over to show him the little visitor that decided to live in my salad. When I told him, he simply looked into my salad bowl and exclaimed, "Oh, little man! What are you doing in her salad!" in which Kristina replied, "Oh, not ok!" Because of this traumatic incident, I didn't have to pay for the meal. When the waiter offered to bring me a brand new salad, I told him that I would pass and just have some chips (also known as French Fries), deciding to play it safe.

Since we were in the area, Meg, Kristina and I decided to go to the Tower of London, which has been around since the 1080s.

Monarchs such as William the Conqueror (who was responsible for building the castle), Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I are associated with the Tower of London along with many others. Many beheadings, including the beheading of Anne Boleyn, took place there. We were able to see the Crown Jewels as well as different Medieval torture mechanisms used in the Tower, such as the rack , the street sweeper's daughter and others. 

Tower of London (google images photo). I sadly didn't have my camera when I went there.

Since I was a failure and didn't bring my camera out with me, the next photos of the Tower of London were taken by Kristina Knaus.

The tourist part in me came out.

Of course Meg and Kristina had to join in the fun.

They are everywhere!

This was dedicated to those beheaded within the Tower, including Anne Boleyn.

Tower of London was definitely worth doing if one considers going to London. Tower Bridge is also amazing to go see, especially at night. After a wonderful day appearing on US television, walking along Tower Bridge and touring the Tower of London, we all returned home to our flat content with the day we had just experienced. I would do anything to be back there right now standing by the river watching James Morrison perform.