Walking London

Today we explored London on foot. Leaving our hotel at Limehouse, we took the Thames Pathway west. Reaching the Tower of London again, we took the city side, admiring the moat filled with wildflowers. Roughly following the wall path, we wound through streets, getting glimpses of the ~200 AD wall sections, built by the Romans and expanded on, modified, hidden and rediscovered over centuries.

We visited Barbican to check out the architecture and green spaces, having lunch nearby. We then returned to the Thames Pathway and visited Big Ben and Parliament.

Next we wandered to St. James’ Park, where we passed several hours wandering and bird watching, observing 26 different species, including a large number of life listers. It’s an interesting park, as it not only attracts native wildlife, but is also augmented with birds that were presented to the Royal Family as gifts.

At one end of the park sits Buckingham Palace, which we viewed from across the traffic circle to avoid crowds.

Travelling back through the park we came to Trafalgar Square. Passing through, we ended up in the theatre district. We went to a Market Hall, filled with stalls from local food truck favourites, for dinner.

Then came business – walking to Mountain Warehouse to look for different socks.

Then came fun – tickets to see The Producers at the Garrick Theatre in the West End. Amazing!