Bob and I are just beginning our week-long housesit in Banbury, England, but we need to finish our posts for Isleworth/London. The following is my attempt to show some our highlights from the big City of London with a second post to follow on our final excursions closer to Isleworth. Our time in London over the past week or so was spent on seeing the sights from a boat, a pod, and a Skygarden. We paid for the views from the boat and the pod (the Eye). The Skygarden was free, but we had to reserve a time to go up. We also made time to people watch and enjoy some the food at a local market.
Getting started on our boat cruise on the Thames in the midst of a group of school children. The tour was narrated, but the nice man and his microphone were no match for the kids’ banter!An eye for an eye — our view from the boat before our ride later that day.Some modern buildings along the Thames. Note the one in the center-right of the photo. This is known as the “walkie-talkie” building which houses the Skygarden discussed later in the post.A newer bridge for trains with the red posts from the former bridge retained as it was determined to be too dangerous and expensive to destroy them.Tower Bridge (but then you knew that)Bob and I queuing for the Eye, as you doI spy with the help of an Eye — BT Tower, etc.In the Eye pod with 20 or so of our closest friendsOur fellow travelers in the next podLooking down on the Thames and the HMS Belfast from the top section of the Skygarden, the 36th floor of the “walkie-talkie” building.Looking in the opposite direction, the building on the right is apparently known as the “gherkin”Looking out over part of the garden and cafe areas of the SkygardenMore of the gardenThe Tower of London from the SkygardenThe Shard, a 95 story building, the tallest building in the UK and the fourth tallest in EuropeLamps on London Bridge with the Millenium Bridge in the backgroundA different view of the Tower BridgePart of the Borough MarketA famous store for cheese-o-philes, per BobPart of their cheesy selection
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