London Walk #5: Lambeth and the South Bank

This walk took us through some very touristy parts of town, some beautiful parts, and some sketchy and somewhat scary parts of town. We walked down some busy streets full of shops, restaurants, and people. We had to ask a lady for directions at one point, and she was very nice and led us in the direction of the park. It was a children's park with swings and a playground. We laughed at the sign on the gate that said, "No adults allowed unless accompanied by a child." Doesn't that seem a little backward?

The park was pretty and it led us past a beautiful old church looking building. It was the Museum of Garden History. Then we passed the ancient palace of the Archbishops of Canterbury. It was red brick and beautiful.

All of the sudden, we turned the corner, and there was Big Ben, right across the river! Along the river were lots of tourists and creepy street performers. There was this guy who was hiding under a box with only his face poking out pretending to be a cat...weird. There was another guy dressed like an iguana posed on a bike. Justing sitting there. With a miniature replica of himself: a fake iguana riding a bike next to him. Also weird.

I didn't like how crowded and touristy this area was. After walking the streets in London, cramming onto the hot and muggy tube, and trying to navigate safely through all the people at Tesco, I decided I hate crowds more than anything.

Overall, this walk was very nice. We saw some beautiful sights and it was a great way to spend a few hours in the hot and sunny London.

A skate park by the Thames. It reminded me of home. Not the grafitti, just all the little punks showing off their skate moves. haha so Carp.

Here is our walking group: Me, Amy, and Kristen.

Me and Kristen in front of the Garden Museum

Big Ben and Parliament! Doesn't this remind you of Robert Downey Jr. diving into the river from the Parliament building on Sherlock Holmes?