The Adventures of The Tylers: London day 2

Day 2 in London was full of fun and some rain. We started the day visiting St. Paul's Cathedral. It was beautiful! They keep the inside of the church very sacred and you are not allowed to take pictures (which we appreciated). We did take pictures outside from the observation levels outside (after hundreds of steps up tiny spiral staircases).

After that we grabbed some lunch and headed to the Tower of London. It was raining so the typical tour was a bit different but still fun. We also had great views of the Tower Bridge complete with Olympic rings. Once we saw all there was to see at the Tower of London we walked across the bridge and explored a bit of the Southbank. We walked down to London Bridge and got on the Tube to Green Park.

We walked through Green Park over to Buckingham Palace. It was raining pretty hard by then but we toughed it out and took some pictures. After the palace we walked by Wellington Arch and headed back to the flat on the Tube.

We researched some dinner places & found a top rated Italian place in Soho (a few blocks from where we were staying). We got a bit lost finding it but got to explore a part of the city we would have missed otherwise. We were lucky to get in without reservations & the food was amazing. We walked through Picadilly Circus and Leicester Square on the way back to the flat.

St. Paul's Cathedral

First level of observation decks at St. Paul's. The building in the background is the newest skyscraper in the city.

Looking across the Thames at Shakespear's Globe Theatre (to the left) and Tate Modern (to the right)

One of the bell towers of the church from the top observation deck

Front of St. Paul's

Tower of London

Tower Bridge

Closer view of the new building

The "Traitor's Gate" led to the dungeon by boat

They were pretty amazing but no pictures allowed

This is a really neat juxtaposition of old and new - the wall on the far left of the picture is part of the original Roman wall of the city from first century BC