On the way to the Borough Market we enjoyed these views along the Thames.
Looking from the Tower Bridge to the south bank. The large building in front is London City Hall and the pointy one behind is called The Shard, London's highest viewing platform. It contains a hotel, restaurants and offices and at 72 floors is the tallest building in Western Europe.
We walked across Tower Bridge and then along the Jubilee Walkway on the south bank, and west to London Bridge, which contrary to the nursery rhyme, is not falling down. We walked south a block to the Borough Market where we did find a fat pig but decided not to buy it after all ;-)
The market was fun except for some reason it was full of people - away too many people, which is the way I am beginning to think of London. And they are not just tourists; I think most of these folks actually live here!!! Anyway the Borough Market is all food, ready to eat food and food to take home and cook for supper tonight, with lots and lots of people eating said food. They are standing around and sitting on the curbs or pavement as well, as there is no seating available.
Wendy sampling some cheese. There is absolutely every kind of food available, from ethnic to just plain old burgers. One thing you don't see is fish 'n chips wrapped in paper, although you can get it in restaurants on a plate.
We left the market after sampling an appetizer with a couple of glasses of white wine. (Do you sense a common theme here?). The Jubilee walkway is a lovely wide pathway with room for lots of folks and places to sit down and just watch people and the Thames River. There are many places to eat along the way. It stretches to Westminster bridge but this time we just went as far as the Millenium Bridge, having done the section to Westminster bridge the last time we were here.
Some other sights we saw along the walk:
Shakespeare Globe Theatre
Hay's Galleria, at one time a covered wharf for ships delivering tea and now used as a shopping and eating place.
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