My Nice Walkabout On My Own 2 (London Diary: The Globe & Tate Modern)

After walking around the Borough Market, trying not to get in the way of stall owners as I snapped some pictures, AND getting myself some yummy nuts as snacks & a pastry for a quick lunch bite, I found my way to the river walk to get to the Globe & Tate Modern.

Romeo & Juliet runs till June (summer). As I am scheduled to be back in June, I am thinking if I can perhaps watch the play inside.

Tate Modern Art Gallery - Once a Power Station
Fortunately, there were people with foresight who had the audacious idea of turning this icon of Britain’s industrial past into one of the greatest modern art museums in the world. The Bankside Power Station became the home of Tate Modern, which opened in May 2000, and is one of the most significant of the many projects that were created for Britain’s entry into the new millennium. A symbol of London in the 21st-century.Read more: http://historictravel.suite101.com/article.cfm/tate_modern_london#ixzz0EPsB6LP0&B

The Millenium Bridge starts outside Tate & connects all the way to St. Paul's at the opposite bank.

London's Tate Modern Art Gallery - The Turbine Hall
Tate Modern was an empty power station before it was stuffed with art galleries. The scale of the place is mind-boggling. Architect Giles Gilbert Scott designed the power station and work began in 1947. The Turbine Hall which once was home to the giant electricity generators of the old power station, is five stories tall with 3,400 square meters of floorspace. It is now one of the largest, if not the largest, indoor art gallery spaces in the world.Read more: http://historictravel.suite101.com/article.cfm/tate_modern_london#ixzz0EPtJeqMK&B