This is The Shard, Western Europe’s highest skyscraper at 95 stories.  The viewing gallery is on Stories 69-72 about 800 ft up.  

This morning I got up early to attend a weekly sky high yoga class on the 69th floor.  The instructor’s name was Leo Lourdes from Yogasphere and he was fabulous.  The morning sunshine, stretching into the poses, and the incredible views all around made it worth getting up so early.  And we got a little goody bag, too!  

One of the lobbies is gray with thick white street map lines and comments noting what happened in various spots.   I liked this one.

Afterwards, Dick and I meandered over to the Borough Market for a little breakfast.  Borough Market is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London.  Delicious food from every ethnicity and food ingredients from A to Z.  

Porcini!  
I’m kind of mushroom obsessed!

Paella!

I had grilled scallops on greens and Dick had a salted beef sandwich.  We had cardamom Turkish coffee and a bit of halveh for dessert.  Yummy!

Then on to the bridges.

From London Bridge and on to Hay’s Galleria.  It was built in 1850 as a covered wharf around a dock.  The tea clippers from India and China favored this wharf because it kept the goods dry.  

The Tower of London -poor Ann Boleyn!

And The Tower Bridge 

We went to Green Park and Hyde Park on this beautiful autumn day. 


Sunset from the flat was gorgeous.  This is the Tower Bridge opening for a tall masted boat. Can you see it opening?  

We had dinner at the “Mayflower” just fives minutes downriver from our flat.   Supposedly, the Mayflower sailed from London not Plymouth and had been moored outside this inn.  (Not fake news). 

After a delicious meal we walked home and fell into bed.  Good night!