On Thursday our theatre professor took us on a walk through Southwark, a district of south London, which used to be the center of pilgrimage. We saw the original site of the globe theatre but I wasn't able to take a lot of pictures because it was pouring rain! This is the first time it has really rained since I arrived 4 weeks ago.
Standing in the rain outside Borough Market.
Borough Market sells a large variety of food from all over the world. It replaced the market that originally adjoined the end of the London Bridge that claimed to exist since Roman times.
Borough Market
A flower shop selling some pretty flowers
Cross Bones Graveyard.
In medieval times, this was an unconsecrated graveyard for prostitutes, or "Winchester Geese." By the 18th century, it had become a paupers' burial ground, which closed in 1853.
Southwark Cathedral.
This is where Thomas Becket preached before departing for Canterbury in 1170. It is also where John Harvard, benefactor of Harvard College, was baptized.
The ruins of the Great Hall.
These are the only remains of the palace of the powerful Bishops of Winchester. It was one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London.
The Tate Modern.
Here in this old power station are the galleries of international modern art.
Inside. Its not one of the prettiest buildings in London...
Something I recognized - Andy Warhol!
The rain finally cleared up by the evening!
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