Today we travelled into part of the city to see several iconic buildings & to meet up with my friend Darren Montgomery.

Our first stop was at Florin Court, the residence of Hercule Poroit in the BBC TV series. This Art Deco style building is just a few steps away from the subway station.

51°31′14″ N 0°5′56″ W

An interesting side note, when we came to street level from the subway stop near Florin Court we looked at the street map posted outside the subway station & were very surprised to see some of the other local street names! The photo below is not altered – other than the red marking I put around the street names.

You can draw your own conclusions about what this means 🙂 …..

Next, we did a mini (self-guided) walking tour of London’s financial district & saw several iconic buildings including “the Gherkin”

The Gherkin

We also walked past The Cheese Grater & the Lloyds Of London building. It was really neat to see such unique architecture in the midst of many of England & Europe’s most recognizable classic buildings.

We ended up at St Paul’s Cathedral & we went to a morning service there. It was very special to attend the service. We even sat in the front row of the congregation! My Dad would have really liked that – even if it wasn’t a Presbyterian Church!

After the service we met up with my friend Darren Montgomery. We worked together in Kuwait in 2011-2012 & have stayed in touch ever since. Darren is originally from England & is currently working for a utility company in the Southampton area.

We went for lunch in a nearby pub & then walked around the city – ending up at the British Museum. It was great to catch up with Darren. Our “reunion ” is certainly a highlight of our trip for me.

Cheers!