Question of the week: Do you have a favourite London view or vista? "Dozens of them, but one of the more domestic ones, which always gives me a lift, is seeing Southwark Cathedral from the Thames Path on the north side of the river - you might think at first glance that all the modern office blocks fencing in the Cathedral were completely unsympathetic, so it's a treat when you hit just the right spot on the river, and they part to frame it perfectly.
It's a beautiful building, as well as an active Anglican church, and well worth investigating much more closely. For a second special view, head up the stairs and across London Bridge - because it's so much higher than the original land level, you'll get a closer look at some of the Cathedral's stained glass windows than its builders ever planned for you to get.
The cathedral's garden's are a great place to sit and reflect, a step outside the bustle of the city and Borough Market, and there's huge wealth of detail to appreciate, inside and out, but still - there's something about that unveiling effect as you walk along the opposite bank of the river that's really pleasing to me."
- Miss Alice
* Photo by Yersinia, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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