Kevin Here.
One day in cloudy London, while we were shivering in the damp waiting for a bus, suddenly the heavens parted and sun began to shine and warmed us up considerably. Our dispositions changed noticeably. Just then, a gentlemen standing near us remarked: "there are two Londons. The one in the shadows and the one in the sunlight."
After spending three weeks there during late March through mid-April, we can verify that. I'm not sure we've had any days where we could venture outside without our coats and/or jackets. Regardless, the difference between London in the shade and London in the sun is remarkable. The temperature varies 10-15 degrees easily. It was often that we would find ourselves crossing a street just so that we could walk down the other side in the sunlight.
But there is also a difference between London during the day and London at night. It's a big, noisy city with something always happening. So it was with a sense of fun and expectation that we decided to use one of our last nights in London to journey down by the Thames together and take a walk around.
Once again, we hit the Tube. It was almost always the Tube for us. The closest tube station to us is Goodge Street. And, of course, the Underground in London goes just about anywhere you want to go. So, we headed on down to Embankment, near the London Eye to walk along the Thames down towards Parliament.
It's a beautiful stroll, plenty of people out and about. Here's a bit of what we saw.
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| The view to the north, towards St. Paul's Cathedral, from one of the foot bridges over the Thames. |
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| The London Eye. |
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| As always, it was cold. So we grabbed some hot chocolate. |
Our final stop: pictures of an illuminated Parliament and Big Ben.
Good times. And as usual, the highlight for the kids was the hot chocolate. Hey... whatever it takes.
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