Saturday family trip to Borough Market in Southwark, Central London – one of the oldest fruit, vegetable and fish markets in London City located at the south end of London Bridge. Gorgeous old buildings- art deco style. Very busy place, standing room only on our visit. Yum food stalls amongst the trading stalls and vibrant atmosphere. We ate our lunch in the grounds of the adjacent Southwark Cathedral.

Wandered afterwards – along Bankside, past The Golden Hinde II, The Globe Theatre and Tate Modern, over the Millenium Bridge to St Paul’s, and around other parts of The City of London – along Fleet Street (very quiet cause not a business day) and The Strand ending up in Covent Gardens for gelato!

The City of London (capital C) or “the Square Mile” is an independent city and self governed area right in the middle of the metropolis that is commonly known as London City. The City of London local authority, The City of London Corporation, is unique and has amongst other things its own police authority. Had not quite made these distinctions on previous visits here! The City of London and 32 other boroughs including the adjacent City of Westminster now comprise what we commonly refer to as London city metropolitan area. Just to complicate things, the City of London Corporation looks after the City of London and also has other responsibilities outside of the Square Mile.

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Another nice wander earlier this week in Richmond Park with successful deer spotting close-up. Nearly missed it so close in the grass beside the trail. Deer cull starts next week so might be harder to find some of these guys and won’t see some at all!

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