26 January Getting Roman

Walking across Tower Bridge to London's Roman Wall.  Sunny in the morning, freezing in the rain later that evening.

My friend's flat on the South Bank.  The tide is rising.  Spectacular views.

Look at this fat Squirrel eating in front of the Tower of London prison - he chewed out some tourists who were getting their selfie sticks too close!  Let's put a Yeoman outfit on him.

Mithraeum in the Bloomberg European HQ + Susan Hiller's Jukebox of 76 songs, a new installation of songs about London streets.  Michael Bloomberg's group excavated this old temple to Mithras and moved it about 18" so that it wouldn't continue to degrade with the high water table near the Thames. I couldn't find it until a security guard showed me the entrance.  Free!

Concert at St. Paul's Cathedral with chorister initiation, WW1 cross, Christopher Wren design.  Free!

OK, so I wasn't supposed to take pictures during the service or during the little boy's initiation rites into the Choristry, but when I asked a docent after everyone left if I could take a picture of the WW1 memorial cross, he said no.  Then he winked and said, "I'm turning my back."  I had just a second to put my phone in selfie mode and hold it behind me and hope something good happened.  You can see Christopher Wren's incredible architectural design and splendid ceilings, but you can't see Jesus in his Buddha enlightenment pose.  Rats.  It's above the tiny blue window towards the bottom left.