London Day 8

Today was amazing.  We walked approximately 9 miles and saw the most amazing parts of London.  We started by having a relaxing breakfast at the Cafe Momo again - the best waffles EVER.   We then made our way down to West Minster Abbey.  The area around it was extremely busy, but we managed to get some great outside pictures of the Abbey and Parliament.  

We then went inside the Abbey.  No pictures were allowed inside, but it was extremely pretty and we enjoyed meandering around.   After we left the Abbey we walked over West Minister Bridge - took several pictures and began our walk along the river.  The entire day today was part of a walk along the river that went from West Minister all the way to the Shard with several stops along the way.

Our first stop was to take a few pictures of the Eye and various buildings along our path.  We then briefly went up into OXO Tower and took a few pictures before heading over to eat some lunch. We ate at a pizzeria and it felt great to sit down - the food and service were also excellent.

After resting a bit we walked up to St. Paul's Cathedral.  Again, no pictures were allowed inside which is asshame as it was gorgeous.  The ceiling had gold guilded paintings - it was breathtakingly beautiful.  We then went outside and took a few pictures in front of the cathedral - amazing.

We then walked down to go to the Shakespeare Globe - we didn't make it in time to see it as closes at 5, but we took  few pictures outside and walked down to see the Southward Cathedral.  We were allowed to take pictures inside of it and I enjoyed that a lot.   It was really pretty and I loved taking a few pictures.  

After this we went over to a local snack shop, grabbed a snack and drink and just relaxed for a few. Our poor feet were screaming ...  Once we had rested for a few we went to The Shard and rode up to see the view.  It is the largest building in the EU and it was a great view.  They have it all fancy where you can get a drink and just relax.   We enjoyed walking around a bit, but in all honesty, our feet hurt.  So we looked for a few and then headed home.

We grabbed a sandwich at the local grocery store and then came to the hotel to do laundry and rest!     Tomorrow is another big day :)  Hope you all are well.