The route of first day of the workshop had to be changed due to the rain and thankfully the weather for the second day was kind.
As my train pulled into Waterloo I was surprised to see an SWR train covered in graffiti.
Before I joined everyone at Charing Cross I made a quick visit to the arches of Leake Street to see the latest street art.
Meet at Charing Cross Station by the Eleanor Cross:
>> Down Villiers Street
>> Right at THE ARCHES and up escalators to the walkway to the Golden Jubilee Bridge; look down onto Villiers Street, silhouettes before the bridge in the passageways, views down the river, look for the skateboards on the last piling
>> at end of footbridge, left and down to the South Bank
>> Pause at the Skate Park
LOW TIDE IS AT 10:33 SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO DOWN TO THE BEACH!
>> Under Waterloo Bridge
>> Past Gabriel’s’ Pier
LOW TIDE IS AT 10:33 SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO DOWN TO THE BEACH!
>> Beneath the OXO Building
>> At BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, silhouettes of folks on upper path, patterns above on the bridge, lots of people and if we’re lucky a good spot for buskers
>> AND onto TATE MODERN, there will be a bag search
>> Eat at the cafe on the corner,
>> down to concrete places where oil was stored, people on stairs or coming down them
>> up to views of the turbine halls, or higher for exhibitions
>> Outside to the MILLENIUM BRIDGE – people, people, people
>> ahead views of St Paul’s
>> walk straight cross Queen Victoria Street, then turn left on St Paul’s Churchyard, Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street
>> Along the Strand, after the pedestrianised Strand turn right up Wellington Street
>> left into Covent Garden on Russell Street
>> into Royal Opera House to the Terrace Bar !![ Possible option to return to South Bank from Millennium Bridge
past the Globe and the Golden Hinde, and on towards London Bridge
From Clink Street, through the arches and into the mass of people at BOROUGH MARKET
AND/OR up onto London Bridge for opportunities around Shard Place and the steps to the station below]
Charing Cross
On the Underground…
Opposite Charing Cross I went for a coffee into the Social Bite cafe. Definitely a place I’d visit again rather than the corporate chains in future.
I watched several walking tours starting from the station while waiting for my colleagues. As a group we headed down Villiers Street before going up to the footbridges over the Thames.
Before the footbridges we waited for passers by to try and capture silhouettes as they walked towards through the passages.
South Bank
The skate park was not very busy but we were treated to an exhibition of bike riding right in front of us.
The weather was definitely kind to us. This is the view from the beach.
Blackfriars Bridge provided more opportunities for silhouettes.
Tate Modern
At Tate Modern we allowed ourselves extra time both the explore and to have lunch.
Millennium Bridge
After Tate Modern we headed over the footbridge towards St Paul’s.
Back to Covent Garden
St Bride’s Church’s famous tired steeple – the inspiration for tiered wedding cakes?
The Terrace Bar
From Covent Garden we into the Royal Opera House and went up into the Terrace Bar to end the workshop’s day.
The Strand
Back on the Strand I caught the No 139 bus back to Waterloo. Walking to the station’s main entrance I passed this street art.
The third and last day of the workshop started at Fujifilm HOP.
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