Today we headed off to see the last of the major sites. We headed down Cannon Street, looking for the Temple of the Mithras and I discovered why I kept missing it on my previous excursions. It, like St. Martin-in-the-fields, was surrounded by construction walls. At least I was able to sneak my camera through a small hole in the wall and capture a picture of a small corner of this ancient site.
(notice the sign on the restaurant, "Temple Court"?)
From here we headed to St. Paul’s, and after some more pictures,
we crossed the Millennium Bridge. We took a quick walk around to see the Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, then took the tube to Buckingham.
Dan was thrilled to be here.
After Buckingham, we walked along the river in St. Jame’s Park, home to the world’s friendliest squirrels.
We headed back across the Westminster Bridge towards the London Eye. Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling up to much more sightseeing, so I went back to the hotel and Dan headed off to meet the group for the Harry Potter tour led my London Walks.
Lucky for me, Dan took lots of pictures during the tour.
The inspiration for Diagon Alley, the economic hub of the wizarding world:
Phone booth that serves as the entrance to the Ministry of Magic:
London's old stock exchange, where bonds were traded to hunt down Nicholas Flamel's philosopher's stone (the secret of eternal life) said to have been discovered by this 14th Century alchemyst:
Local watering hole of Aleister Crowley, who believed himself to be invisible while wearing a certain jacket, serving as inspiration for the invisibility cloak:
Alan, tour guide:
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