It has been a few weeks since I left
Bromley to have an adventure in London. This was because I have been swamped
with work and just been too tired to make the trip into central London. However
I did have a good excuse and time to make an afternoon trip out to the city.
I didn’t make it a full day in London, just
a few short hours, but in that time I was able to see quite a few things.
I took the train to London Bridge station,
which puts me on the south side of the city and in an area that has quite a few
interesting things to see. Things like The Shard, Borough Market, The Globe
Theatre and bridges that cross the Thames.
I had decided that I wanted to visit
Borough Market.
The market has been operating in the
Southwark for 1000 years. It is one of the most well known food markets, which
also sets it apart from other markets in London, which sell things other than
food.
Borough Market is partly covered by glass
roofs and by a train bridge. So it gives the whole place this underground and
enclosed feel. It means that walking through the stalls is cosy. The smells of
the market is wonderful, from warm breads to delicious cheeses. There are also
the sounds of the different vendors selling their wares.
After a leisurely stroll through the market
investigating what was being sold I headed out towards the Thames.
Walking along bankside you see a variety of
things.
One of the great things to see is
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Which is a recreation of the original. I didn’t
have time to go into the museum or to see a play, I am saving that for the
spring when the Shakespeare performances start up again and I get to experience
one in the open-air theatre.
Walking further west along the Thames I
came to the Millennium Bridge. It is the most futuristic bridge that crosses
the Thames and from below it looks as though the people could just fall off. I
didn’t cross the bridge, but I did go stand on it to get a great shot of me
with St. Paul’s Cathedral in the background. Seeing the cathedral from the
bridge is just a wonderful juxtaposition of the modern and the old.
After that it was having a wonderful dinner
in Borough Market with Santina. Thanks Dita for putting me in touch with her.
She offered some great insight into London and some things that I should see
and do.
The evening ended with a walk along the
Southbank to parliament and that back down the other side to the train station.
Overall it was a wonderful afternoon and I
am excited to see some of those things that Santina told me to see and
experience more of London.
Up next is my exciting half term trip up to
Scotland!
