Sherlock Holmes' house
Paddington Gardens
Westminster Cathedral
The view from the tower
Vauxhall Bridge
Where the Tyburn lets out
We started the walk off at Baker Street tube stop, and ended up taking a wrong turn and seeing the Sherlock Holmes museum and 221b Baker Street. We made our way back to Marylebone and continued along Baker street. Dad pointed out where the street was slanted because of the Tyburn underneath it. I loved wandering through the small streets, little known gardens, and the fact that a river was below my feet. We stopped to get sandwiches and crisps and ate them underneath the shelter of an English oak tree in Green Park, as it started to drizzle. Still following the book, we passed the gates of Buckingham Palace (the river actually flows underneath it) and to Victoria Street. There we found Westminster Cathedral- not Westminster Abbey, which we visited last year, but the impressive Catholic church- the largest in England and Wales. Dad and I took the lift to the top of the tower, where we had a panoramic view of the city- the British Telecom Tower, Victoria Station, the London Eye, and even Wembley Stadium. Some twenty minutes later we arrived at the Thames, and from Vauxhall Bridge we could see the tunnel where the stream we had been following let out! It was a great walk, full of side streets and alleyways that one can only find in the city we are all beginning to think more and more of as home.
3 comments:
School debacle? :(
That sounds like a lot of fun!! We are glad you're seeing all sorts of things.
Markus- we were waiting and waiting to hear about my school, but thankfully I will start on Wednesday!
Dahl's- thanks, it's been a really fun experience so far!
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