After our visit to the Design Museum we decided to walk back along the South Bank, over Tower Bridge, and catch the Docklands Light Rail to Greenwich, where we could then catch a train back to Sidcup. The weather was glorious, and the light perfect for taking photographs.
A view of the Tower Bridge, with the a new skyline of buildings dominating the business area of London. Sprouting buildings!
A little bit of fun while we were waiting on our lunch at the restaurant. A modest lunch for a high price. Good for the waistline anyway.
Looking up at one of the towers. So majestic!
A visit to the Tower Exhibition will be a must next time we have grandchildren stay with us. The tour includes a tour of the tower, a walk up the stairs and onto the walkways, pictured below. All for a modest price, about 8 pounds for seniors (us). Mind you it could be 8 pounds of sheer terror for me, considering I hate heights. There are railings on the walkways!
A closer view of the business district of London. There are plenty of cranes in place so more buildings on the way up. A changed skyline. And where is St Paul's Cathedral?
A view back towards the glassed buildings on the South Bank, with the Shard rising up behind.
The symmetrical lines curving beneath one of the towers.
Finally we arrived at the Tower station of the Docklands Light Rail. We remember when this was was a two way line that started in Docklands and went to Bank. We used to park the car on the road below the first station at the start of the line, and travel into the centre of London on the train. Now the line goes in about three different directions, one of them being Greenwich, which involves travelling through a tunnel.
I wonder if these flats are still available for social housing? Probably not.
Docklands, no longer an array of vacant blocks, and some unfinished buildings. It was depicted in the early 1990s that this area was going to be a doomed development. But it survived that recession, and now abounds with tall buildings, and expensive offices and apartments. A transformation. Too highly priced for the average person though, sadly.
When we arrived in Lewisham, there were police and ambulances everywhere. Apparently an accident involving a truck and pedestrians, not cyclists this time, but a very serious accident all the same. The flying ambulance taking off, up into the blue sky.
We enjoyed our trip into London so much, that we plan to repeat the experience next week, in order to visit the Australia exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.
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