9:20 am
As I stand on a "deck" overlooking the river/canal I can see the White Tower and the Tower Bridge in front and off to the right of me. Off to the left is the new egg shaped building called the Gherkin. Behind me there are newer buildings made with shiny stone and metal full of interesting angles. As I catch my breath from walking quickly behind my husband for the last hour or so, I can smell the afternoon air full of the promise of rain. I have to be careful where I step because there are water fountains that come through the stonework on the ground. Walking across the Tower Bridge I could see the amazing architecture of the castle like towers and the blue cables holding the bridge up. Once across we are by the White Tower, which looks more like a castle than a tower. The Tower of London is inside the White Tower. Not something I expected. We climbed up to a higher location and looked back. The scene is no less striking. We stand on the older part of the city look across the water to the newer, business part of the city. Old before the new. By this time we have been walking for hours and are hungry, tired, and need to use the "lavatory". The city of London is full of places where "old meets new" but non as spectacular as when the Tower Bridge, White Tower, and new meet in an artistic masterpiece.
9:31 am
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