We had theatre tickets for Tuesday night in London so we decided to take the leisurely (2 hour) boat ride from Richmond into London. It left the Richmond pier about 3:30. It is only 10 miles to central London as the crow flies, but it is 19 miles on the river. We sat up top for the best view.
We went under the Richmond bridge and were treated to a waterside view of the lovely place we had strolled a few nights ago with Deb and Bob and enjoyed dinner.
Since the River Thames is very much a tidal river, there are a number of locks on it - or else all of the water would run out of some areas. The first lock is in Richmond. It was interesting to go through it. The water level was about 7 feet different on either side of the lock. The tide was on its way out but certainly not at its lowest.
We proceeded down the river going under the 14 or so bridges plus a few railroad bridges...and a Peace Pagoda (really?).
It was unique way to approach London. There were also many beautiful buildings along the way. The closer we got to London the better the buildings were.
The interesting tan and green building in the bottom right of this pictures is the new Home Office.
Of course, as we neared the pier in Westminster where we got off, we had a wonderful view of Parliament.
Notice the goreous weather. We have really been incredibly lucky this trip with getting really nice weather.
It was unique way to approach London. There were also many beautiful buildings along the way. The closer we got to London the better the buildings were.
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