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This morning we went to explore Leadenhall Market which I spotted in the movie @[125713187485701:The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus] and thought looked interesting.

We then went up to the top of Monument. It’s as tall as the distance from where the great fire of London started.

There were 311 steps which made us dizzy by the time we got to the top but it was worth it for the fantastic views. On one side you could see over the city from St. Paul’s to the Gherkin, and on the other side you could see over the river and Tower Bridge.

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We were given certificates on the way out.

Then we went on a tour of Fuller’s Brewery where they make London Pride, where we got to wear super fashionable orange vests.

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It was fun learning about how the beer is made and getting to smell all the different malts – cara malt and chocolate malt were the nicest, so I tried to decipher them in the beers after.

The best part of the tour was when they took us in to the cellar and let us try all of the beers. We tried a bit of each beer and my favourites were Discovery, a light biscuity beer, and London Porter, which tasted like coffee and chocolate.

We were on the last tour of the day and our nice guide let us stay in the bar until everyone had drank as much beer as they could manage. We all left drunk and the tour is awesome, so go on it if you get a chance!

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We were really hungry after all the beer so we headed to the Bollo, a pub recommended highly by @[504734517:Norman Tallman] and @[693690283:Ben Pettifer]. My Mum and I split the fish & chips and risotto, both of which were amazing.