Saturday 31 December 2011

Riverside in the rain




On our way to Tate Modern,  just about to cross Millenium Bridge




St Paul's Cathedral behind us




on our left the Glass Shard by Renzo Piano, still under construction: it is going to be 310m high, the tallest building in Europe




in front of us to the left, Shapespeare's Globe theatre




it is raining and the Thames looks grey and muddy




in front, our destination -  Tate Modern




inside the Tate now, standing on the balcony and looking at Millenium Bridge




another view of the bridge from one of the windows on the fourth floor




the birch trees outside the Tate




it is raining much harder now




and it is grey and misty




a sand sculpture that someone has constructed on the banks of the Thames




we pass the ruins of Winchester Palace, built in the early 13th century, London residence of the Bishops of Winchester - they did alright those bishops, did they not?




and we come to the magnificent City Hall by Norman Foster



,

the Tower on the other side of the river




and we have reached Tower Bridge




we can see Swiss Re, or the Gherkin, as it is colloquially known, also by Norman Foster, 180m high,
on the other side of the river 






and we reach our destination, the Design Museum




but before we go in a look at the sculpture by Paolo Paolozzi





and this is what it looks like from the back.




it is dark when we leave the Design Museum and London looks wonderful




everything is bright and twikling.








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