Day Fifteen (Thursday)
Our last full day in London and of this beautiful excursion. Nothing on our agenda, yet we were out of the hotel earlier than usual. The hotel was in the County Hall building next to the London Eye. In the many trips to London, this was the first time we stayed on the Thames, a river that is always very busy and not a river you would want to wade or swim in. We strolled along and even done a river cruise but never spent this much time around it. I was surprised that it is a tidal river. As we eased into our stroll by getting some coffee, we noticed how low the water was. I’ve never seen the “beaches” on the river. London was overcast, yet the temperature was in the 60’s F. Perfect weather for the trek.
With no goal, we zigged the river, enjoying the walks over the bridges. Finally, we made it down to the Millennium bridge, one of my favorites. It’s a pedestrian bridge with a grand view of St. Paul’s cathedral. Since we were right there, we decided to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, but it was closed due to filming. However, we did notice all of the lighting and film trucks. So we continued towards Covent Garden, where we had lunch and did some final shopping. With that, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for our last evening.
We could not recall the last time we saw a movie at the theater, but we decided to see the new James Bond movie at the Imax near Waterloo. Not going to give away the ending, but it was cool to see the theater that we were watching the film was in the movie. So after a few pints and a Botanist gin, it was time to close the book on this wondrous journey.
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