Glistening St Paul's Cathedral

It just rained - what my English grandfather would have called a "clearing shower" - the sun came out immediately afterwards.

This is Southwark Bridge, approaching from the east -- it was taken before the one of St Paul's and it's still raining. The water is really choppy. The bridge was a brilliant green, but it doesn't show in this picture.

There is a rainbow in the picture above. It's just difficult to see, but it arcs over Southwark Bridge. Maybe it is easier to see if you click on the image. The sun appeared while it was pouring with rain.

Ferryman's Seat on the South Bank on the side of The Real Greek restaurant between the Millennium and Southwark Bridges. Until 1750, wherrymen ferried people across the Thames because London Bridge was the only other way to cross.

I must have walked by it hundreds of times, but didn't know about it until I read about it this week in "Secret London: An Unusual Guide", a book given to me by a friend.

The picture above and the ones below are in the Secret Garden. I love it there.