Tower Bridge and more London

We came out at Blackfriars station and walked up to Fleet Street named after the river that still flows under the road to the Thames River.

 We continued up Ludgate Hill where the city wall once stood and in Shakedpeare's day there was and entrance called Ludgate. We walked past the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Courts, which has seen many notorious trials. It is on the site of the former Newgate Prison where criminals were executed by hanging. We then came to St.Pauls Cathedral which has the 2nd largest dome in the world (after St.Peter's of Rome). It is also Europe's 4th largest church. It was here that Winston Churchill had his funeral and Prince Charles and Lady Di where married. It is also the resting place of the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson. Even Christopher Wren who built it is buried here.
Our next stop was at Bank Junction which iscthe financial center of London. We had a peek in the Royal Exchange building before going into the free Bank of England Museum. We learnt the history of bank notes and even got to hold a genuine 13kg gold bar.

After a bite to eat we made our way to  visit the most famous Tower Bridge built in 1894. We walked along the walkways 45m above the Thames and had a look at the original engines that where used to lift the road to enable large boats to pass.

We then walked to Pepys Street in memory of Mark's  father who loved reading Pepys Diary. He lived here and worked in the Naval Office. We visited the church where Pepys was laid to rest. 

We then made our way back towards the Thames and to St.Katharine Docks which offered a nice break from the hussle and bussle.
We then made our way back to Clapham.