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The Tower of London is first on Scotty's list of places to visit in London, and his "favorite place visited" for June 20. We join a tour led by one of the Yeoman Warders ("Beefeaters"). As do most British, he makes a couple jokes about Americans. ("What word does a British dictionary have that is not in an American one?" Answer: "History.") We Americans take the jokes in stride.
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There is SO much to see at the Tower. This is one of the structures in London that everyone wants to visit, because everyone wants to see the Crown Jewels. Because we get there early, we do not have to wait in a line to see the Crown Jewels in the Crown Jewel Wing.
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"Loo of the Year Award." This is something new to us. When Jan and I go to the women's restroom ("loo" is the British word for restroom) in the Crown Jewel Wing, we are intrigued by signs by the sinks proclaiming this "loo" as the "1995 Award Winner" of the "Loo of the Year Awards." After returning to Champaign, Jan does some research on the Internet about this award. Many things, like cleanliness of the sinks, are considered for this award. In our opinion, the overall cleanliness, the new looking tiling and sinks, the attractive decor ranks this loo really high among all the loos we visited in England.
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