My Last Weekday (London Diary: Harrods)

Shrine elected to commerate Princess Diana & her lover, Dodi al Fayed

Drooling over this luxurious food item... look at the price!

I would say the window displays are as good as those in huge departmental stores in Tokyo.

Scotch Beef, Dutch Veal, take your pick!

Lobster display... a little gawdy for me though.

Nightfall at Thames (London Diary: London Eye; Houses of Parliament)

My Nice Walkabout On My Own 4 (London Diary: Museum of London)

Leaving St. Paul's Cathedral & walking towards the underground, I headed towards the Museum of London, a lesser known counterpart of internationally renounced British Museum. Although not at all a spectacle judging from its exterior, I was pleasantly surprised by the exhibits inside.

There was an informative and educational section on the Great London fire in 1666. Enjoyed that a lot!

I kept thinkng Fred will enjoy spending time here as well. He usually ploughs through the exhibits with much greater patience & tenacity than my legs could afford me. Darling, make sure you get to this Museum as well!

This tribute was for the 7/7 London boomings.

Human tragedies can happen just anywhere. Sigh.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2005/london_explosions/default.stm

My Nice Walkabout On My Own 3 (London Diary: Millenium Bridge & St Paul's Cathedral)

After checking out the exhibits in Tate Modern (unfortunately, the Turbine Hall was closed that day), I made my way across Thames to St. Paul's.

Picture taken from Southbank




The Millenium Bridge

Picture taken from inside the Tate. Saw a guy snapping away from this vantage point & checked it out for myself.

Tried a self-portrait.

Self-portrait #2: I was just having fun being on my own.

Reaching my destination...

A memorial statue in honour of firefighters

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