Today is Saturday and it started with Tammy breaking the handle off of the toilet cistern.Met up with Mark, Michelle and Matilda. We went into London and did some more walking. We wandered the river banks of the Thames where we found a sphinx or two.
Matilda and I did a bit of busking to help raise funds for some of the entry fees. We didn't make much money, but we did clear a space in the mall.
We then wandered on past a few red phone boxes and found a small forest of Silver Birches.
London is a magnificant place, full of history, and PEOPLE, I have never seen so many people!
The Shard.
Closest thing I could find to a Tardis, I do like the fact that someone has written 'BAD WOLF' on it.
St Paul's Cathedral.
Originally built in the 11th century but burnt down in the 1600's in the great fire. Rebuilt by the great Architect and now tax claimable Christopher Wren. It is an amazing building, no photo's allowed inside.
We climbed up into the dome and then out onto the roof. Brilliant.
Looking down Fleet Street from the top of the dome at StPaul's Cathedral. Around 500 steps to get up to the top. 150 of them steel spirals. At the top there is a small glass plate window in the floor that looks strainght down to bottom.
The building is 365 feet tall.
Millenium Bridge, It was closed soon after opening as started to wobble so badly people nearly fell off it. It took six months and two million pounds to fix. When the Architect was asked to explain he said 'there's nothing wrong with my bridge, it's just the way the English walk'
London Skyline
The walkie Talkie and the Gurkin, the tall one in between those two is called 'the cheese grater'
We walked across the bridge which still opens to let boats through, not bad considering it was built in late 1800's. It did indeed open while we were there, causing a tourist stampede in the direction of good photo opportunities. Like Lemmings to a beach party....
We then continued along the river bank past the Tower of London, by this time is was about 5.00pm and things were beginning to close. We hope to go through the Tower on Monday. There is so much to do and see in London.
Flood markers.
These copper lions heads are at about 20 metre centres on both sides of the river. If the water reaches the lions mouth then people were evacuated because it was about to flood.
"If the lion's drinking then London's sinking"
We then caught a boat back to Westminster and went back to our hotel for tea.
The food was good and we were the only ones there.
The 3 m's then went home to their hotel and tomorrow is planned.
Whilst we were out they fixed the toilet cistern.
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