Thursday, May 27, 2010

wild.side.


today we went on a walk along the south bank of the thames.


the tower bridge has been around since 1894. the center of the bridge operates like a draw bridge and lets tall ships pass through the pool of london.


this is the london city hall. this is where the london assembly meets, and the office of the mayor is.


the HMS Belfast is from World War II and served throughout the entire war, including the normandy invasion!


the southwark cathedral is considered the best example of gothic architecture in London after Westminster Abbey.


the clink is the prison where the term being thrown into "jail" originated.


the golden hine is a replica of the boat Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe with over four-hundred years ago.


we also passed by shakespeares globe, that dates back to Tudor times.


the millennial bridge was opened in 2000, but because of swaying it was closed and reopened again in 2002.


the tate modern is a museum that has only british paintings.

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