20 July 2019
The other Southbank
Walking along Southbank to Tower bridge
For my last night in London I headed back to Southbank and walked the other way. Finally getting to the Tower Bridge, which despite not being very far had somehow eluded me during this trip. Along the way I saw some skateboarding competitions, fake jails, pay toilets, more of the shard, a damaged police car going at ridiculous speed, a guy threaten to throw his missus in the Thames, a kid ride his scooter into the side of a taxi, a girl try to shove her ice cream up her mothers bum for no reason, a pigeon fly into a guys head, security guards failing to make kids move off the steps and then a woman loudly telling the train station staff that she would write a harshly worded letter expressing her disgust at the inconvenience a line closure had caused her. All very English.
I then had a repeat dinner as you shall see, and am now back in my hotel early, trying to go to sleep so I can get up early tomorrow and wait all day to go to the airport tomorrow night. Maybe this will get updated again from the airport, it all depends on Heathrow customs and the Etihad corralled zoo.
Yes I am aware all these photos are more of the same, why are there no mountains near London?
Here are the Royal Law Courts, where members of the Royal family are tried if they break the law.
More of the same view of the brown Thames. Busy on a Saturday afternoon.
Theres a Harry Potter book fair under the bridge.
You can pay to rent a deck chair to watch these 2 people play ping pong for the first time.
I use a Vodafone SIM when traveling because it has great data when roaming. The network connectivity in London is the worst I have ever experienced, despite the SIM roaming to all networks. When my phone is not working I hear other people asking if anyone has signal, so its not just me. Oh, this is a Vodafone ad if you were wondering why I placed that rant here.
Here is the Tate modern museum, it was founded by Sharon Tate who was murdered by notorious pedophile Roman Polanski who then successfully framed Charles Manson for the murders. I have been in here before, today I used their bathrooms.
Nearby is a newly covered Galleria, its just the usual coffee shops.
SHARD!!!
And here it is, Tower Bridge.
I waited long enough to see it, here it is again.
Across the river, a new modern London.
The Southbank side with lots of sun in my eyes. I have been on that battleship before, the view of it today is ruined by a cruise ship tied up against it.
After crossing the bridge you come to this castle thing, then you descend into the tube station and encounter a loud angry letter writing threatening elderly lady.
And heres my bang bang chicken and delicious chunky tomato soup which I drank from the cup. Behind me 2 air hostesses were talking loudly and openly about how they wanted to be lesbians, at least for as long as they are air hostesses.