Recently I had the great pleasure of visiting London, I place I had read and written so much about but had never actually seen! So I present pictures of several important locations in <i>Stones of Power</i> that I was able to visit. Enjoy!
Late on in the editing process for <i>Stones of Power</i>, I decided to research the name of a pub that had actually been around at the time. Amazingly, I not only found a pub that had been around in 1801, but it's still there! Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is the name, and the place has a history better than I could have wished for. For more information about it, click here. I was able to visit it and eat there, an incredible experience that felt like falling into my book. I kept expecting Lisha and the others to come around the corner at any moment. I took some pictures so I could share the experience will all of you.
This last one I picture as the room the Protectors may have eaten in (either here or the room in pictures 4 and 5). It is way in the basement, past a wine cellar place, with picnic style tables, a bar, and (although you can't see it) a fire place. And lots of shadows.
Another thing I got to do on my trip was visit the Tower of London. It's a very important location in the beginning of <i>Stones of Power</i>, and yet I'd never even seen it until after the book was finished. I was blown away. But even cooler than the tower itself is what I found across the street. Across from the gatehouse and bridge needed to get into the Tower (1) are two buildings (2), one now called the Tower Shop (3), and the other the Gatekeeper's house (4). They are old-looking buildings, and these, or else ones like them, were probably there at the time of the story. What is interesting is what is between them: an alleyway (5) where the Protectors could have hidden to watch the entrance to the Tower.
Another thing I got to do on my trip was visit the Tower of London. It's a very important location in the beginning of <i>Stones of Power</i>, and yet I'd never even seen it until after the book was finished. I was blown away. But even cooler than the tower itself is what I found across the street. Across from the gatehouse and bridge needed to get into the Tower (1) are two buildings (2), one now called the Tower Shop (3), and the other the Gatekeeper's house (4). They are old-looking buildings, and these, or else ones like them, were probably there at the time of the story. What is interesting is what is between them: an alleyway (5) where the Protectors could have hidden to watch the entrance to the Tower.
Well, that's it for now; thank you for visiting London with me! ;)
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