Sascha and Steffen visit - 2003

Sascha and Steffen came to visit us. We did the touristy thing and had a day in London. The highlight for us was the visit to Tower Bridge - not something we would have thought of.

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Kate, Sascha and Steffen.

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Tower Bridge.

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HMS Belfast, another London landmark.

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The east view from the Bridge walkway.

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Posing on the bridge.

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In the top of the south tower are manequins showing how it was built.

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The West view from the Bridge walkway.

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The East walkway from the West.

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The South outer tower.

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One of the original boilers.

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Sascha inspecting the original pumps.

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The original pumps.

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Kate and Steffen inspecting the original pumps.

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Original tools.

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Model.

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More of the original mechanism.

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Back alleys on the South Bank.

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The Bridge from the South Bank.

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Sailing barges.

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The Tower Bridge pump house.

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Walking back across the bridge and waiting for it to open.

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The Tower from the Bridge.

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The Bridge opening.

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The Bridge closing again.

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Sascha and Steffen posing.

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From the Bridge.

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The Bridge from the Tower.

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Wandering around the Tower.

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Kate chatting up a Beefeater.

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Steffen and Sascha pose with the Beefeater.

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The Tower.

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Tower entrances.

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Sascha.

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More of the Tower.

After we left the Tower we went for some very good Fish and Chips in an Italian chip shop round the corner.