The Mayor's Thames Festival

On Saturday we decided to venture to the River Thames festival.  We had seen several advertisements on coaches and thought it might be a fun day trip.  The tube ride was about 40 minutes but well worth it.  The stop we got off at was on the other side of the river so we had a lovely walk over a bridge and got to see some great sights in the distance.

The festival is an end of summer celebration with food, crafts, books, and various tables that much of the London population visits.  We walked through the entire area which spanned about a half a mile along the river.  Here are some of the sights I saw while there

After walking around for a few hours, everyone but Jake and I decided to head back to the flat.  Since we were still in the area, we decided to walk around for a bit.  We thought about going on the London Eye but decided a weekday with less of a line would be better for that.  The farther we walked, the better the picture taking became.

 As you can see, we were pretty close to several large London monuments.  Guess what we did? We kept walking across the bridge and right to Big Ben and the House of Parliament.  Parliament is closed at the moment because of interior renovations.  We'll be able to visit after the 20th though.  It was getting late so instead of going on long tours we just walked around everything and scoped it out for a more thorough visit later in the semester.

Once my feet started hurting we headed back to the flat.  We were very proud that we were able to see so much in the day.  I think our roommates were a little jealous they went back early.  Class again tomorrow.  This update doubles as procrastination for the reading I'm supposed to be doing.  Sharing this with you was way more fun though.