Day 7 - St Paul Cathedral -> Harrods Department Store

From the Museum of London, it was a 8mins walk to St Paul Catherdal in Newgate Street. Opposite St Paul's Cathedral is Christ Church Greyfriars.

Christ Church Greyfriars, also known as Christ Church Newgate Street.


St Paul's Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the
mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London.

The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires
of Wren's City churches, dominated the skyline for 300 years.[3] At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest
building in London from 1710 to 1967. The dome is among the highest in the world. St Paul's is the second-largest
church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral.

St Paul's Cathedral occupies a significant place in the national identity. Services held at St Paul's have included:
the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Winston Churchill, and Margaret Thatcher; jubilee celebrations
for Queen Victoria; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars; the wedding of Charles, Prince of
Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanksgiving services for the Silver,
and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays of Elizabeth II.



Old City Gate Near st. Paul's Cathedral

Admission fee applies for entering St Paul Cathedral.

Statue of Queen Anne, 1665-1714, in front of St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Paul's Churchyard.

After departing from St Paul Cathedral, we walked to my son's apartment. Along the way, there were many historic churches & buildings full of character & with beautiful architecture.

First was St Sepulchre, an ancient parish partly within the City of London and partly within Middlesex, England.


Next, The City Temple, a Nonconformist church on Holborn Viaduct in London. It is the only English Free Church still worshipping in its own building every Sunday in the City of London

St. Andrew's Holborn Church with a 1000 year history

LSE High Holborn Residence is a purpose built hall, located north of Covent Garden, between Holborn tube station and Tottenham Court Road.

Our next destination was Harrods Department Store on Brompton Road. The nearest tube station to Harrods is Knightsbridge on the Piccadilly line.

Day 7 - Lunch at Burger & Lobster -> Museum of London

Lunch was at Burger & Lobster, another recommendation from my son and it was a good recommendation
Restaurant Front

Restaurant Interior

We ordered a mix of steamed and BBQ lobsters. It was very delicious, finger licking good, very juicy and fresh. Very Yummy.
Took our time to slowly enjoy the great food. Total Bill was GBP 146.2 for 5 sets.

BBQ Lobster. The set came with fries and greens.

Steamed Lobster

The sauce is very tasty and full of flavour!

After lunch, we proceeded to Museum of London. Admission was free.
The Museum of London documents the history of London from prehistoric to modern times. The museum is located on London Wall.





Life size Queen's carriage

Day 7 - Cook breakfast -> King Cross Station Harry Potter 93/4 platform -> Borough Market -> Tower Bridge -> Tower of London

Today, the itinerary for the day was Borough Market, Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral, Hyde Park and finally dinner at Queensway.
From the bnb, We walked to Royal Oak station which is about a 15mins walk. Royal Oakis a very small station. Few flights down from street level
is already the station.
Royal Oak Train Platform

Inside the very busy King Cross Station




En route, we went to King Cross Station Harry Potter’s 9¾ platform. There were many people queuing and the staff helped the tourists to pose for photograph.



Long queue

St Pancras Station

King Cross St Pancras Station with its beautiful design and architecture.
The station is in fact three stations: a single Underground station – King’s Cross St Pancras – and two overland rail stations,
St. Pancras station and King’s Cross station. It links six London Underground lines – Circle, Piccadilly, Hammersmith & City,
Northern, Metropolitan and Victoria. This makes it the biggest interchange on the London Underground, and one of the busiest.



Around the King Cross Station, Cute Building

King Cross Station


Borough Market
Borough Market is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, Central London. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London.
It is a pretty, vibrant, busy and colourful market. Many products are sold here - fish, meats, vegetables, ciders, cheeses, breads, coffees and cakes.
Other stalls specialise in produce imported from abroad. Free food samples were aplenty from many food stalls so you can try the cakes, pastries & products
before buying them. The market is open from Monday to Saturday. The full market operates from Wednesday to Saturday. On Mondays and Tuesdays, shoppers can
find hot food traders, and fruit and vegetable stalls. It is also within walking distance to to Tower Bridge and Tower of London
Read more at http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/285604-borough-market#DbjKdIObxwIbYGl7.99




Brownie





Round the corner of Borough Market is the beautiful Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie,






Enroute to Tower Bridge - Hay's Galleria is a mixed use building in the London Borough of Southwark situated on the south bank of the River Thames.


Tower Bridge



Tower of London





Taken from Towetr Bridge





Long queue at Tower of London - where the crown jewel is






Enroute to Burger & Lobster

10 Trinity Square, Tower Hill is a Grade II listed building in London that was opened by David Lloyd George, then the British Prime Minister, in 1922.
It is best known as being the former headquarters of the Port of London Authority.