This was another long walk so I will just elaborate on some of my favorite parts of the walk and what I thought about them. Starting with Cleopatra's needle. When I first came to this stop I felt it was a bit strange that on the side of a street covered in traffic there are two different sphinxs and an Egyptian Obelisk. Fortunately, as we read from the walks book about the needle, I was able to understand and appreciate its presence. What a wonderful gift to receive from Egypt, I would take it any day!
The Victoria Embankment Gardens were beautiful, if it were not for the birds, then I would love to spend my time in there studying when the weather permits. Out of the statues we saw, I would have to say I loved the Arthur Sullivan the best. This is a tribute to him and the music that he composed. I love the drama of the woman who is mourning the loss of him. She obviously seems like she is a mess by the way her clothes are following off of her. Sometimes these statues can get redundant, but I feel that this one is something I have not seen thus far.
Covent Garden was another place that we had trouble passing through quickly. The entrance is gorgeous and as we crossed through there were a few cute candy, soap and clothing carts and a quartet playing music down below us. As we were told, there was a busker doing some sort of entertainment show with a ladder. The detail of the outside caught my attention immediately.
I do need to admit that this St. Paul's is a little underwhelming compared to St. Paul's Cathedral. Regardless, the inside of St. Paul's was gorgeous. We also took a little too much time inside there to enjoy the large pipes for the organ. We walked around the perimeter of the interior to take a look at all of the different plaques. I loved seeing the plaque for Vivien Mary Hartley, because Gone with the Wind is a movie that I have watched with my grandma as I have grown up!
I have already visited Trafalgar square this past week, so I felt like an old pro as I walked through this part of the walk, but was quickly humbled when we read about the history behind the square. The oversized lion statues are the coolest thing and we were able to hop up on top of them through interesting maneuvers to get a few photographs.
The last of my personal favorites on this walk was Picadilly Circus! Although I do not agree too much with it being like Times Square, I do see the resemblance. I find Picadilly Circus even better than Times Square because it isn't as crowded and the streets are cleaner and nicer. The statue in the center of Piccadilly Circus is The Angel of Christian Charity. Something I was surprised about is the The arrow on the statue originally pointed towards Shaftesbury Avenue but it was removed and then replaced again and the workmen put it in facing the wrong way! Everybody makes mistakes I guess!
This walk was a good one and it helped me really feel comfortable with the area. These walks through London have been great for me to learn my way around and this walk was no different!
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| Cleopatra's Needle |
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| Seen in Victoria Embankment Gardens |
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| Seen in Victoria Embankment Gardens |
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| Somerset House |
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| Fashion Week was going on within the Somerset house |
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| Flowers on a cute Restaurant |
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| Inside Drury Lane Theater buying Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tickets |
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| Covent Gardens |
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| Golden Horses of Helios in Picadilly Circus |
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| Angel of Christian Charity in Picadilly Circus |
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| Picadilly Circus.. London's Times Square? |
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| China Town |
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| Before going in to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory **sorry all pictures are lame. |
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