Through the City of London, Wren Wren Wren

So, all the bloody photos I took from our walk last week when we walked from Little Venice to Regent’s Park and back to Little Venice I can’t download from my stupid phone.  Oh well.  This time I was more girl guide about it and took an actual camera.  Woop woop.  So, for today’s urban glamble we did a city walk rather than along the canals.  The starting point was Monument tube and then we ambled through past various Sir Christopher Wren designed churches.  Who would’ve thought there would be so many churches in quite a small area.  For this Easter urban glamble, our cousin Sarah joined us.  Here starts the love affair with this great city.

 

St Magnus the Martyr church on Lower Thames Street

Anyway, that was the extent of my photos of Wren churches.  We glambled along beside the Thames and got hassled by workmen.  Great.  The walk in the book (37 Pathfinder guide: In and Around London Walks) takes you back to Monument tube but we chose to deviate along the Victoria Embankment and rather than go through the Temple Gardens and to Fleet Street etc we continued to Embankment tube.  Along the way there were random flowers on the pavement near Somerset House.  So gorgeous, this is why I love our urban glambles, for these moments of unexpected beauty.

 

Random flower no. 1 held by cousin Sarah

Random flower no. 2 held by Jaqs

Purrrrrtyyyyyy flowers!  We continued glambling past Somerset House and I saw this sign.  So cool in the middle of London. 

Help. Get me one of these!

We continued through Embankment tube station up past Charing Cross Road tube and through to around Leicester Square.  En route I saw this.  Never noticed it before even though I have walked past it many times.  It’s a bit embarrassing but fun being a tourist in your home city.

Love Oscar Wilde and have been to his grave in Paris

We walked through China Town and Soho, up past the John Snow pub and came upon another unexpected beauteous sight.  Jaqs’ and my favourite car in the whole wide world.  FIGARO FIGARO FIGARO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gorgeous!

So, in total we walked 5 1/2 miles.  Glambling tip, you can download a pedometer app for your Iphone.  It works. 

Rachel

 

A little introduction…

This is the blog of Rachel and Jaqueline. We are two sisters who have started urban rambling as a way to spend time together regularly in the city we live in – London. Here we will share our weekly rambles together and any other long walks we participate in during the weeks, months and years ahead.

But we don’t adhere to the walking shoes, sticks and packed lunches of normal ramblers. Oh no! We’re GLAM RAMBLERS!! We will also share tips and tricks we have learnt along the way to help you ramble with style around your city.

Urban Glambling – it’s the new way to walk!!