Using the River Thames to Get Around in London, England
While the "tube" (London's subway) is a fast and convenient way to get around the UK's capital city, if you want to try something a little different, take a ride on one of the Thames Clippers high-speed ferries. It may cost a little bit more, but the experience of riding the river Thames as it snakes through London is well worth the money. You'll pass underneath the city's bridges, including the famous Tower Bridge, and see London's iconic landmarks from a unique perspective. On board you'll find drinks, snacks, toilet facilities, and plenty of comfortable seats. With their "river roamer" ticket, you can hop on and hop off all day long, hanging out on the back deck and just watching the city go by.
An iconic place in london and an important landmark for everyone who visits london to make it as a place to visit. But as a explorer, i had to find a different time to admire the beauty of the bridge and i chose chilly january morning and 5 30 as the time. I made it on time, and felt cold freezing my bones, but when i started admiring the lights and the bridge and its beauty i forgot about myself and i captured the moment for everyone. Many say i am crazy to see the bridge in that cold, but ill say its worth the visit and many won't experience it.
This iconic symbol of London spans the River Thames and was built from 1886 to 1894 to improve the transportation link between the crowded river docks. Today 40,000 drivers and pedestrians commute over the suspended bridge daily, 140 feet over the river. It's not exactly off the beaten path for tourists, either—over 400,000 visitors tour the Tower Bridge Exhibition in its interior, getting a peek at the original steam engines that powered the drawbridge and an overview of the Victorian Gothic structure's history and neo-Medieval bascule and suspension engineering. Plan ahead by consulting the daily ship crossings to see the drawbridge in action, opening 1,000 times yearly, with an 86° opening. In 1977, part of the bridge's Cornish granite and Portland stone walls and railings were painted in honor of the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebration.
While the "tube" (London's subway) is a fast and convenient way to get around the UK's capital city, if you want to try something a little different, take a ride on one of the Thames Clippers high-speed ferries. It may cost a little bit more, but the experience of riding the river Thames as it snakes through London is well worth the money. You'll pass underneath the city's bridges, including the famous Tower Bridge, and see London's iconic landmarks from a unique perspective. On board you'll find drinks, snacks, toilet facilities, and plenty of comfortable seats. With their "river roamer" ticket, you can hop on and hop off all day long, hanging out on the back deck and just watching the city go by.
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