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Previously, I wrote of my visit to the Cheapside Hoard Exhibition, at the Museum
of London. Having some knowledge of the area, I had realised that walking from
the City to my original planned destination, Borough Market, was easily
achieved via the walking bridge.
One thing I would encourage all London visitors to do, is to
consider walking around London like this and save the public transport for the weary
end of the day/back to home-base journey. Although I have to add that some of
the London bus routes make fine sightseeing tours to include in your Travelcard
fare.
For example, get on the Number 15 bus at Tower Hill (after a
tour around the Tower or a stroll around St Catherine’s Dock) and you can jaunt
on through the City, past St Pauls Cathedral and on to Trafalgar Square. Then, as
you can’t feed the birds anymore (topical link to Saving Mr Banks?), why not
feed yourself in the Crypt of St
Martin in the Fields?
Anyway, just a suggestion – on to the second part of my day
in London:
Walking south from the Museum, I diverted slightly by going through Postman’s Park, and it's memorial for Acts of Heroic Self-Sacrifice (as mentioned
in Danny
Wallace’s Charlotte Street).
on towards St Pauls Cathedral, with the
surrounding architecture looking as much of a carbuncle as the previously
stated carbuncle,
Turning left on the Southside of the river (or right, if you
want to see the pop up stalls along the riverbank) you follow the crowds past
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and meander 'round to Borough Market.
My, this area has truly
turned around since the pre- children days that I used to stomp around here to
go to work. Yes I am sure there are a few Economic laws being instigated here
but, if you want to see why the British aren’t just all about rôti de boeuf
and have a healthy attitude to importing the best of produce to give to their customers, then do give it a visit!
