I had a way into the City of London for a meeting and then I planned to visit a gallery. But an unpredicted discovery changed my plans.
I needed to take a folder with some paperwork with me, which I quickly stacked into my backpack and went for the tube. The meeting was all good, and when I reached for the documents, I found a surprise: apparently, I didn't take out my wide-angle lens from the bag after returning from my recent trip to Scotland. With this revealed, I just popped the lens on my camera (which, no surprise here, I had on me) and opted to capture the One Lime Street on a wide-angle instead - something I wanted to do since I walked in the area the first time.
But before I got there, I've enjoyed the busy streets,
..variety of facades...
..and hidden sculptures..
...then I passed by construction sites..
..went by the legendary 30 St Mary Axe...
"Were you listening to me, Neo? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?"
..and soon I stood under my goal..
.. the One Lime Street.
What a building!
With this done, I explored some backstreets of the area..
..took a look at the city hall over the Thames ..
...and slowly went back home.
Aldgate Underground Station
As for the exhibition, I went to see it just a day later. Oh, joys of life.
This post is a part of the London Walks series.
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