Busy day today, lots of walking (it is good for me).
Wandered from the hostel down to Fleet St and ended up walking along the Thames for a bit. Visited the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and London Bridge, walked over the Millenium Bridge and then finished the day off with a walk through St Pauls Cathederal.
Tower of London was very interesting, that small area of land has been used for many things over the years. The one thing it was never designed for is the one that it seems to have been used the most for. That is a prison.
The Tower Bridge was also very interesting and a remarkable feat of engineering. The two halves of the road that raise were steam powered until the early 1970’s when they were replaced with an electronic hydraulic combination.
St Pauls Cathederal was just plain impressive. An enourmous church built in the 1600’s by Christopher Wren. It took 35 years to complete.
Anyway, more later, time for a beer.
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