South Bank

A late blog, as half term ended two weeks ago.    A distant memory now.  Just where does time go to.

A trip into London with Jackson and Isabel to see the Design Museum, by default, as we really wanted to go to see Madame Tussauds, but this option was too expensive, outrageously expensive in fact.  

The Design Museum is at the eastern end of South Bank.   After getting off the train at London Bridge, we started to walk along the beautifully paved South Bank.    What a transformation in this part of London, new buildings, landscaping, and an expensive grey pavement. 

First stop, a hug of the sculptured egg.   Or at least we think it was a sculptured egg!

The unusually shaped Town Hall.   Plenty of glass in this part of London.  And tight security inside the building too.

Tower Bridge, looking very elegant and grand.   Tower Bridge is not to be confused with London Bridge, as the unfortunate buyer of the old London Bridge found to his great disappointment.   All that money, and all he received was a very ordinary, albeit very old, bridge.

An opportunity to use the 'action freeze' option on my new camera.   Isabel and her big jump,

and Jackson, and his big jump.

The Tower of London.   A very impressive building, as long as one was not heading down the river, in order to be imprisoned in it, and perhaps the loss of one's head whilst there!

Once these were warehouses, with connecting walkways.   Now upmarket shops and apartments.

Jackson and Isabel creatively constructed Halloween pumpkin hats.   A very enjoyable activity at the Design Museum.

The Design Museum, appeared to be a privately run museum, so therefore there was a charge for adults and students.   We looked at the exhibits quickly, as the pumpkin hats took up a considerable amount of time, but I intend to go back again, as I have a two visit ticket.

We were impressed with the exhibit outside the museum, of a make believe city.  

A walk back to London Bridge station, in the gathering dusk, with the brightly lit glass buildings making quite a statement on the edge of South Bank.

A most enjoyable and interesting visit to this part of London.