From one of the northern gates of Southwark Park you get to the eastern end of Jamaica Road. You can see the Norwegian St Olaf's Church across the roundabout. If you cross Jamaica Road, there is a small park, which has a less grand feel than Southwark Park, but connects it to the Thames. Here's a view of The Pool of London:
From the initial joining of the Thames there is the Thames Path to follow, which follows the river as closely as it can. The following two pictures are looking across towards the Isle of Dogs, bathed in late afternoon sunshine:
The course I happened to be following was part of the national cycle network:
If you look closely, you can see Canary Wharf tower through the arches:
A photo that refuses to take in the whole of an elaborate commemoration of Peter the Great's time in Deptford:
Entrance to the foot tunnel:
Though I did marvel at the ordered architectural splendour of maritime Greenwich, all I really caught of it was this dwarfed building in the 'Gothick' style, which doesn't really match with the rest of it:
Whoever dreamed-up the Millennium Dome probably knew that it would look particularly special around sunset. For one thing it felt like the right place to end an evening of exploration. It felt like beyond here London fades to its suburbs:
I remember visiting The Dome back in the year 2000, and the docklands skyline being more bare, more dominated by the single Canary Wharf tower:
The cluster of towers also suits sunsets:
As a landmark, I cannot help but love it:
A sculpture in the Thames:
Once more: the Dome:
A final look towards the towers, with their lights taking-over the burden of the sun:
Having misplaced my lights I then pushed my bike home...
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