August 10, 2023
Today was a very low key day. I'm tired you guys!
The morning was spent doing laundry. This laundromat was MUCH cheaper than the one in Iceland. I think the Iceland one is the current record holder for most expensive laundromat so far!
We went for lunch at St. Katharine's Docks which is near our hotel and a lovely area. St. Katharine's Docks is currently a residential, commercial and leisure area with many restaurants with fine views. It was originally the site of a hospital "St. Katharine's by the Tower", which was built in the 12th century. Over the years it had a variety of shipping uses, but was devastated by bombings in WWII. Now it is a lovely area for a walk and some lunch!
Next we went for a short walk past the tower bridge to sit by the river. There are plenty of benches to sit on, and Steve loved buying these nuts coated in sugar and some other secret ingredients. I think you might call them candied nuts?
Last, Steve went for a little walk without me to take some photos he felt like he missed. I worked on the blog which always requires more time than I think it will... the bonus is I won't forget what we did on our trip!
Here are some of Steve's last favourite photos of London:
The beautiful St. Paul's Cathedral!
St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Millennium Bridge. This is a relatively new bridge in London but already has some interesting history. Did you know it was nicknamed the "Wobbly Bridge"? (But this has since been rectified!) It has also shown up in some pretty famous films including Guardians of the Galaxy and one of the Harry Potter films! Not bad for being less than 30 years old!
This is the Shard... which is the tallest building in Western Europe. It is quite unique looking and houses offices, hotels, residences, restaurants and 3 floors of viewing gallery..
London is a spectacular mixture of old and new. Steve thinks the building near the bottom right (that looks like a stretched out football) is quite funny because they call it "The Gherkin". This is a commercial building that got its name (is it a nickname?) because it is shaped like a gherkin.
We were pleasantly surprised with how much we loved London and plan on making it one of our regular stops when we head to Europe.
Tomorrow we are off to Paris!
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