Blogs from Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

On 1 June I started the walk from Blackfriars Station where I finished two days ago. From Blackfrairs Bridge, there were remains of the old bridge paralleled with the current railway bridge – and having looked at the monument, I understood that the old railway bridge used for London Chetham and Dover Railway. As soon as reaching the south bankside, I walked down and headed for the riverside walk via Founders Arm Public House and Bankside gallery. I had a nice snack at Founders Arm Public House. Afterwards, I walked on the Queen’s Walk and passed Tate Britain, Globe Theatre, and turned right to Bear Gardens. There were a number of modern buildings on the back of the Glove Theatre and they looked intriguing with brick buildings. After briefly passing Summer Street, I was directed to ... read more

Days 23, 24, and 25 - Rest, Recreation, and Re-dying In our original plans Tony was going to be in the office mid week so we had not made too many plans between our weekend trips. Even though Tony’s business plans changes, this lull turned out to be a good thing as we needed time to unpack and unwind, and to work on the blog. After a morning of laundry we went out in search of a gaming store so that we could pick up some things for a planned Dungeons and Dragons campaign with local friends. We walked so that we could try and maintain our average daily walking miles from our time in Greece. We did take the time to see a West End show this week. Matilda has been our favorite since seeing ... read more

Day 5 - An Animal Zoo and a People Zoo Last night was Anne’s turn for a sleepless night. So, while Tony got up and headed into work “early”, Michelle and Anne had a later start. It’s worth pointing out that “early” today meant leaving the flat at 0930. Tony has decided that he will leave the flat at 0700 from now on. This morning, he was sitting in stopped traffic for 20 minutes out of his 50 minute bus commute. Michelle and Anne decided today was a great day to visit the zoo. The London Zoo has a long history and it was interesting to see the layers in the different exhibits and enclosures. It can be found in Regent's Park and is bordered by Regent’s Canal. It is the Home of the reptile house ... read more

I didn't get a great night's sleep. The hostel was very close to the Borough Market. Ferny and I checked Southwark Cathedral and walked through the market several times. There’s tons of great food there. I settled on a venison meat pie, a scotch egg and a raw oyster. We ran into the Aussie from our hostel again and it became a running joke from there on. We biked to St. Paul’s Cathedral. I had already been inside of it, so instead I wandered around One New Change Mall and went to the Library to do trip research and blogging. I met Ferny a couple of hours later where we went to Canary Wharf. It’s the financial hub of London and it’s the area where I stayed that last time. We met Conor at Dishoom and ... read more

Ferny and I race walked our asses off of the plane to customs. The last time I was at Heathrow in 2012, I was stuck in that queue for over two hours. Ferny's colleague made him aware of the wait as well. Surprisingly, the lineup wasn't more than 30 minutes. We bought return tickets to Heathrow from Paddington Station because both of us will be flying back home through London. The weather was colder than expected, in the high teens at most. We stopped and grabbed a donair, our first real meal in 12 hours. We got to St. Christopher's Inn London Bridge. It's located above a traditional pub and has live music until 1:00 am. The place is pretty old and the bathrooms are kind of gross. Unpacking I discovered I left my gym shorts ... read more