Adventure is Calling!

I decided that it was time I get out there and explore London a little more! (and Sharon needed to take primary sources of buildings for her art project)
Fascinating!

I woke up quite early and arrived 45 minutes earlier than the time Sharon and I were going to meet. So, I walked around, go through the street from London Bridge station and saw beautiful view of the bridge when there weren't many tourist. I let the wind blow on my hair and took some fantastic picture with my iPhone. They really take care of the river here - with the clean up boat going around at 9.30 in the morning.

I walked down further along side of the bridge and met a man whose job was to keep the grey stone tiles under my feet neat and clean. He has worked and lived in London for 9 years and enjoyed the view of the river very much.

Sharon and I met up and we reached Southbank. We got lost walking around as tourists with a camera and hand-drawn map which did not help much. Though we did get a free book...

A little extract from the big poster at BFI (that's my dream!)

I had no idea what Southbank Centre was until I saw it. It was a theatre, an art gallery and the BFI - British Film Institute. That colourful stair right there pump water up to the Southbank centre! And of course, the exterior of the three buildings were decorated with several projects. Awesome stuff inside and we bought postcards in agony of stopping ourselves buying more!

Hungry stomaches, rumbling so we tried to look for good but cheap food at Waterloo station. McDonald it is... To be honest, I was not looking forward to this because I dislike McDonald. But wait, we found a very "Captain Jack" store with yummy looking pastry. Jaw dropped and I went straight into buy my very first West Cornwall Pastry's mushroom cornish pasty. I indulged myself with every crispy bite of it.

Moortage was our next stop. Hmm... sound exciting eh? It was good for Sharon's primary sources for her art project but, the place was creepy! You know that urban image of the world with people walking around only going to work. Well that is it! Hundreds of workers going in and out wearing suits, getting lunch, on the phone... walking in small streets of many many tall buildings!

Our last stop of the day was Canary Wharf. Interesting buildings and very quiet life. It is almost like a private district where you live in a luxury apartment with stunning views and have your life being easily taken care off. To us it was more like a maze because we got lost inside this huge area, walking endlessly and cannot find a way out.

We did, eventually and to conclude our adventurous day out in London, it was an AWESOME! Although, unfortunate things happened such as I nearly died twice thanks to Sharon stopping in the middle of traffic to take pictures or losing oyster card or one person got on the train while the other stand back and wait for the next... Oh the Adventure! xD