Off for a walk along the Thames today. On our way out we did a geocache linked with the previously mentioned fake TARDIS outside Earl's Court tube. We sat in a pleasant park to write the log where we saw some trees:
And some upsy daisies - no pontipines though
Walking toward Tower Bridge to go to the bridge exhibition the bridge is an imposing (and instantly recognizable) sight being one of London's most famous landmarks.
The bridge can raise to let boats through and this was originally accomplished with steam engines. Here is one of the engineers (surprisingly a wombat) tending to the engine.
We then climbed the bridge (ok went up in a lift) and walked along the upper walkways enjoying the view
Late in the day one of us decided to go on a ghost walk. Last time he did this I managed to stay at home, this time however I tagged along. It was ok though because we traveled there by Tube and wombats like being underground.....
We started here a Monument Tube station, near the site of the Fire of London and walked for 2 hours listening to stories of headless ghosts, tall bankers, ghostly cats, organs that play themselves while dismantled and many others. Here are a few pictures:
A church that was bombed in World War 2 and was converted into the garden you see here with the old ruined walls providing a surround
The Bank of England, with it's collection of ghostly apparitions
The remains of the City Wall of Londinium
And the remains of a Roman Fort
Our guide was very good and even gave us two songs as part of the walk!
Tomorrow we meet Catweazle .... more soon!
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