On Monday youngest brother and sister and I went for an interesting 10 mile walk across part of East London.
We gathered at Waterloo Station where being early, I enjoyed a coffee on the first floor coffee veranda.
We walked from the station through side streets to the River Thames footpath and headed east.
The weather was chilly but sunny. The shard (pictured left) came into view after about twenty minutes and was worthy of a picture when after walking quite a while, we came closer up to it.
Next after what seemed quite a walk was Tower Bridge (below right).
Then an old iron bridge (above left) which none of us recognised.
Shortly afterwards we had a fish and chip lunch kindly provided by younger sister.
Subsequently, much refreshed on to the Rotherhithe Tunnel which I had not walked through since teenage years. In those days, the tunnel which is for walkers only, was somewhat dark and very poorly lit by the occasional light bulb, with dank, dark water dripping occasionally down the tunnel sides. Today, as the picture below illustrates, the tunnel is still pretty basic but there is more lighting and fewer drips. Mr Khan the London Mayor warns that some £150m is required to modernise parts of London's infrastructure apparently including the tunnel, some of which structures it is said, are at risk of being closed otherwise.
Then on to Canary Wharf.From Canary Wharf, the Jubilee Underground line back to London Waterloo, was a relief for tired legs and feet.
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