YeinJee's Asian Journal

Tower Bridge is one of the major landmark of London, and perhaps one of the world’s most famous mistaken identities as people tend to mistaken it as the London Bridge.

Tower Bridge was opened since 1894 after 8 years of construction; it got its name from the nearby Tower of London.

It was around 5pm when I reached the bridge. The sky was getting dark sooner than I expected, and the temperature dropped dramatically as well.

I was glad to find a cafe just between the bridge and the Tower of London. I bought a half-priced sandwich (it was expiring on that day, they sold it cheap; common practice in London) and a cup of hot coffee… and found a seat with a nice view of the Tower Bridge.

To my amaze… while I was indulging my sandwich, the bridge opened to allow a cruise to pass by. It was my 3rd visit to the bridge (twice in 2001), but the 1st time I saw the actual event. The crowd nearby was obviously excited as well, waving to the cruise’s passengers; and getting similar gesture from people on board.

The bridge doesn’t open often in normal days, but it opened for a few more times before I left… my lucky day perhaps.