Thursday, December 11, 2008
London: Day Two!
I'm getting more used to the timezone difference and have been waking up at more normal hours the past two days - managed to get up at "8am" today, and out of the hotel by 9. Hit up:
Tower Of London: Basically an oldschool fortress / castle that was used both for housing royalty / royal ceremonies / crown jewels and housing "traitors" / executions etc. What a pleasant rosy history! Pretty impressive from the outside - didn't want to pay the 20 pounds (close on the $40!?) to go in for a tour.
Tower Bridge: This is the bridge that most people think is London Bridge. In reality, London Bridge is a pretty small, plain / boring bridge a bit further down the river. Tower Bridge is the big impressive one with the 2 big towers, and the lift bridge that can open in the middle.
St Pauls: This is a friggin big ass cathedral. They also charge 10 pounds to get in, so I once again just mostly checked around from outside, although you could wander a bit inside for free.
Tate Modern: I'm really not much of an art person in general, and modern art is definitely the weirdest of them all. Lots of big canvasses of solid red with a blue stripe type stuff. However, they had a few cool and noteworthy items -- including the massive spider sculpture and a few Picassos, etc. Free is my favourite price.
Borough Market: By London bridge, really nice market. Got some fantastic fancy turkish delite. Also got some nice grilled sausages and a really good chicken burger for lunch.
Tower Of London: Basically an oldschool fortress / castle that was used both for housing royalty / royal ceremonies / crown jewels and housing "traitors" / executions etc. What a pleasant rosy history! Pretty impressive from the outside - didn't want to pay the 20 pounds (close on the $40!?) to go in for a tour.
Tower Bridge: This is the bridge that most people think is London Bridge. In reality, London Bridge is a pretty small, plain / boring bridge a bit further down the river. Tower Bridge is the big impressive one with the 2 big towers, and the lift bridge that can open in the middle.
St Pauls: This is a friggin big ass cathedral. They also charge 10 pounds to get in, so I once again just mostly checked around from outside, although you could wander a bit inside for free.
Tate Modern: I'm really not much of an art person in general, and modern art is definitely the weirdest of them all. Lots of big canvasses of solid red with a blue stripe type stuff. However, they had a few cool and noteworthy items -- including the massive spider sculpture and a few Picassos, etc. Free is my favourite price.
Borough Market: By London bridge, really nice market. Got some fantastic fancy turkish delite. Also got some nice grilled sausages and a really good chicken burger for lunch.
# posted by Greg @ 9:17 AM 
