Today was all about connecting with our friend, Eve, who we met in 2010 in Italy and have waited for another chance to be in one's company since a rendezvous in 2018... Seven years!

We began at the Borough Market (1756).

The origins of Borough Market are ancient, dating back for at least 1,000 years. Originally a market at the southern end of London Bridge, however by 1754 the City of London was fed up with the Southwark entrance to the bridge being congested by a market, and that the market was taking business away from the City markets. A bill was introduced to Parliament to stop the market trading in March 1756.

The local residents were not happy with the loss of their market and raised £6,000 to buy an area of land called The Triangle, and this became the new home of what is today Borough Market. And what a home it is!!!

The Market, which is run by a charitable trust for the benefit of the community, has never stopped evolving. A few decades ago, it was a wholesale market serving the greengrocers of south London, now it acts as a beacon for sustainable food production, short supply chains and social connection, drawing visitors from far and wide.

After a delicious, and scenic lunch we strolled along the Thames.

Our next destination was the uber awesome Tate Modern. And how cool is the building that has housed the Tate for the last 25 years? Bankside Power Station is a decommissioned electricity generating station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in the Bankside area of the Borough of Southwark, London. It generated electricity from 1891 to 1981. It was also used as a training base for electrical and mechanical student apprenticeships from all over the country.