Culture Vultures

Monday May 4th was a bank (public) holiday here in the London, and so it was a great opportunity for me to head into the centre of town.

We took the tube from East Putney station into Piccadilly Circus. From Piccadilly Circus (yep, took the standard photo in front of the fountain) and from there walked down Regent Street, through Carnaby Street (channelled my inner mod) to Oxford Circus. The architecture is stunning, and unlike anything I've seen before, as far as they eye can see, building after building.

We strolled through lanes ways, and popped in and out of shops, bought lunch and found a cute little park by Oxford Circus to eat our lunch in. From there we caught the underground to Embankment station, crossed Waterloo Bridge and walked along the Southern bank of the Thames; from here we had incredible views of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, again the Gothic architectural genius a sight for sore (and tired) eyes. We walked under the London eye, and crossed the Westminster Bridge for an even closet look at Big Ben, the House of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the general Westminister area.

It is all so absolutely beautiful- the trees, gates, buildings, fences and parks-such an exciting place to be...