My London, November, 2014

Exactly one day after I turned 68, I fled home for a few days in London visiting my son and his new wife. Working there for most of a three month jaunt, I could see that they were both nearly ready to come home to the sun and great weather of San Diego county - not to mention their great house.  But over the next two days, I clocked in 61,382 steps (fitbit) which equates to just under 29 miles of walking on a private tour (daughter-in-law and son) of London that was unforgettable. Indeed, I had forgotten what a charming, diverse, friendly, warm and exciting city London was.  What I didn't forget from my previous trips was the wet and chilly London weather. Nevertheless, on this trip, the cool air was a plus, pumping energy into the day's activity, making the long knee-swelling journey more than just tolerable.  Thank God for celebrex! 

• The New: Some amazingly beautiful and eclectic buildings reach for the heavens.....
• The Old: Minus the usual sites like Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, etc which I avoided shooting pics of
• The very old: the wall (2.5 meters thick) built by the Romans to enclose the city then called Londinium
• And a bit of family.....

Named the Shard, this building was very close to the flat

that my son was assigned for his job in London

The top of the Shard to show you that it really resembles

a shard of glass.  It truly looks painful up there, glad I'm 

afraid of heights.

The Lloyds of London Building - it looks like a 

set for a science fiction movie, not a world renowned

insurance company.

This building is affectionately referred to as the "Walkie Talkie".

God only knows how the architects made this oddly shapen 

building happen

The Old Globe Theatre - Shakespeare.

the happily married couple

Proof for the value of Just for Men

Yes, they thankfully have Greek Restaurants in London, and Bouzouki players 

to boot!

The famous Tower of London

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge in full

The London Eye lit up at night riding the River Thames
with a faint view of Big Ben to the far right courtesy of the
inferior camera in my iphone 6.

St Paul's Cathedral in the background

St Paul's Cathedral in the background.  Picture taken on the Millennium Bridge

crossing the river Thames  

The wall referred to above

The Romans made things to last