A Historical Exhibition | Tower Of London Poppies

If you live in London you will no doubt notice how the month of November is usually dedication to the Remembrance Day. This year is no different, with the Tower of London having an installation entitled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red to commemorate the life of fallen British and colonial soldiers. The moat around Tower of London is now covered in “sea of poppies” as well as the “sea of people” as the installation has had an overwhelming response from not only the British traveling from all over the UK but also the great number of tourists who are a flocking to the tower to get a glimpse of the poppies before they are removed on November 11.

It has taken 8,000 volunteers to place the 888,246 ceramic poppies which take 3 days to make just one. If you are hoping to snag a poppy from the moat you might be disappointed as they have now all been sold and due to be sent out to buyers from November 11. Having started the planting in July this year, when I visited the Tower they were still planting more poppies.   This is set to continue with the final planting taking place on Armistice Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humans by nature have always been travellers, nomads so this notion of parties like UKIP or IS or Boko Haram who think they can isolate themselves from the rest of the world or force others to one way, do this or “get out of our country” or “change your religion or we will kill you” routine will continue to hold humans back and create a future that we wouldn’t want our worst enemy to experience. This behavior will continue to see as a walk around installations such as one at Tower of London to remind us of just how evil some people in this world can sometimes be, BUT also just how many brave men and women are willing to and continue to fight for a better world for all of us. If only everyone was on the same page on this….