Bankside and Southwark

I went on the Bankside and Southwark walk the day after I completely the South bank walk. It was neat to see the continuation of the river and some more sites. It was another beautiful, sunny day and quite chilly. I really enjoyed seeing many of the sites along the way. It was neat to see the reconstruction of the globe theatre. Although it was not the original it was still neat to see what it may have looked like. It was interesting to hear about the history of that area and how often the theatres were around the sketchy red light districts because the city authorities didn't like having those activities around (why they were located on the south bank of the Thames). I also really enjoyed seeing the millenium bridge from the 6th Harry Potter movie. Emily and Katie had fun reenacting a wizard duel in front of it. I also enjoyed going by the Borough market where we bought some really good fresh baked breads. We passed the HMS Belfast, a huge cruiser ship of the Royal Navy. It was used I believe during WWII, since it was built in 1938 but is now a museum. I really love WWII history and studying it, so it was fascinating to pass this enormous ship and make some connections with what I love learning about in history. However, I think my favorite part of the walk was crossing over the Tower Bridge just because it's such an iconic part of London. The picture below is of our group doing a jumping picture in front of the bridge. We got a lot of strange looks, but I thought the finished product was worth it. I really enjoyed the walk and had a lot of fun exploring more of London.