We took a ferry from Embankment to Greenwich along the Thames river, which allowed us to see a completely different view of the city.
The Millennium Bridge is a footbridge, stretching from St. Paul's Cathedral to Tate Modern (free!) and Shakepeare's Globe Theatre.
The replica of the Globa Theatre stands right next to the vast, rather ugly structure of the Tate Modern.
Another bridge spanning the Thames.
This ship circumvented the world once, perhaps twice.
London Bridge was surprisingly the least cool of all the bridges. This is the best view of it. Really.
The Tower of London.
The Tower Bridge. Apparently it's very unlucky to wave when you're standing on it.
Another gorgeous view of the Tower Bridge. At one point, according to our guide on the ferry, they had quite a problem with people jumping off the upper levels.
The first warehouse along the Thames that was converted into living spaces and apartments, Oliver's Wharf. WHARF, as we learned, is a backronym for Ware House Along River Front.
The little pub alongside the main building used to be where accused pirates, who were sentenced to death, would have their last pint of ale. At low tide, the pirates would be taken out to the riverbed of the Thames and chained to the bottom, where they would be left to drown as the tide came in.
Watching the deaths of the pirates from across the river at this joint, ironically or not so ironically named The Angel, were nobles and other holier-than-thou personalities. Any pirate who survived 'death by tide' was considered innocent. However, none survived 36 hours of being chained to the bottom of the Thames.
This was another pub that was frequented by pirates and other low-lifes, back in the day, The Captain Kidd.
Another historic pub along the banks of the Thames, The Mayflower.
We took a ferry from Embankment to Greenwich along the Thames river, which allowed us to see a completely different view of the city.
The Millennium Bridge is a footbridge, stretching from St. Paul's Cathedral to Tate Modern (free!) and Shakepeare's Globe Theatre.
The replica of the Globa Theatre stands right next to the vast, rather ugly structure of the Tate Modern.
Another bridge spanning the Thames.
This ship circumvented the world once, perhaps twice.
London Bridge was surprisingly the least cool of all the bridges. This is the best view of it. Really.
The Tower of London.
The Tower Bridge. Apparently it's very unlucky to wave when you're standing on it.
Another gorgeous view of the Tower Bridge. At one point, according to our guide on the ferry, they had quite a problem with people jumping off the upper levels.
The first warehouse along the Thames that was converted into living spaces and apartments, Oliver's Wharf. WHARF, as we learned, is a backronym for Ware House Along River Front.
The little pub alongside the main building used to be where accused pirates, who were sentenced to death, would have their last pint of ale. At low tide, the pirates would be taken out to the riverbed of the Thames and chained to the bottom, where they would be left to drown as the tide came in.
Watching the deaths of the pirates from across the river at this joint, ironically or not so ironically named The Angel, were nobles and other holier-than-thou personalities. Any pirate who survived 'death by tide' was considered innocent. However, none survived 36 hours of being chained to the bottom of the Thames.
This was another pub that was frequented by pirates and other low-lifes, back in the day, The Captain Kidd.
Another historic pub along the banks of the Thames, The Mayflower.
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