One of the main reasons why we came to London on this particular Saturday (Nov. 9th) is because we wanted to see a magnificent display of ceramic red poppies arranged near the Tower of London to commemorate those who died in WWI-888,246 to be exact.
We walked from London Bridge tube station, across the famous London Bridge (and thankfully it did not fall down).
And along river Thames.
…enjoying the iconic view of the Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast (we still need to visit it).
The Shard, of course.
It’s fun to travel with friends for many reasons, one of them being the ability to get great family pictures taken.
Are you prepared for a lot of red?
There were thousands of red little flowers. And hundreds of people crowding to view them. This was the weekend right before the Remembrance Day (November 11th), thus a lot more people than normal were here. Those flowers were going to only stay there till November 11th.
I think the display’s idea is genius. All those flowers did look like blood, a reminder of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Barely made room for a family picture.
It took a while to walk all around the Tower of London. The flowers were truly special. Beautiful!
Here is a close up. They sold each one of these flowers online for 25 pounds. By the time we thought of getting one they were sold out. It took a couple of weeks for people to collect these after November 11th to package and ship them to those who purchased them.
Love this picture.
And this one.
It was hard enough to get a picture from above…and then my two kids decide to make monster grins. 
This is the back side of the Tower of London. More poppies, more people.
And another favorite picture for which we fought the crowds.
This was a beautiful sight to commemorate a hundred years since World War I. Let us never forget.
Lyana.
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