Day 118: London, England

We decided before we got to London that we would give ourselves time to just relax and end the trip on a peaceful note without too much sightseeing, especially since we've both been to London multiple times and were here at the beginning of the trip in April. So, today was another leisurely day with a very slow start. Our big excursion for the day was in the afternoon when we went out in search of lunch.

We walked along the river and got good views of Tower Bridge:




Our lunch stop was in St. Katharine's Dock at a place called The Dickens Inn. Here is Frank in front of the building, which has balconies covered in flowers.




Here is another view of the marina area:




Inside the Dickens Inn, we sat in the tavern area and had some good traditional English pub food.




After lunch we walked across the Tower Bridge and explored the area on both sides of the river. Here is a shot taken from the bridge:




Here is Frank crossing the Tower Bridge:




This is Hay's Galleria which fills an area that used to be used for docking tea ships:




Here is Frank along the Thames Walk:




This is the Tower of London, which has been used over the years as a fortress, palace and prison:




And a London photo shoot would not be complete without a picture of a British phone booth:




When we finished exploring the area between Tower Bridge and London Bridge, we came back to the apartment for a while and then met up with Archana and Richard for a fantastic Indian food dinner at their favorite local place, Cafe Spice. Archana made an amazing dessert back at home and we ended the day the way we started it - practicing our relaxing techniques! I cannot even believe that tomorrow we go home...

ILM