When I planned to visit
London on Tuesday, I had a couple of hours to kill, so I scheduled a couple of
tourist things to check out. I knew
instantly that I wanted to visit the poppies. I think most people have heard
about the poppies at the Tower, but just in case, I wanted to share them with
you.
This year to mark 100 years
since the First World War, the Tower of London has a special installation. The
installation is called ‘Blood
Swept Lands and Seas of Red’
and features 888,246 ceramic poppies. The Tower began installing them during
the summer and they have progressively filled the entire mount around the
grounds. Every poppy represents a British
military fatality during the war.
You've probably heard on the news that the installation has been really popular! Even when I went at
4pm on a Tuesday evening, the entire grounds were packed and it's hard to get close. When you approach the Tower you can just see a sea of red, but as you get closer you can see all the lovely detail that has gone into each one.
The bad news? You only have until November 11th to check this out! If you cannot make it to
London, why not buy a poppy from a local shop or place a donation online!
