Accidental London
Bill writes: We were wandering down towards the Thames after class today, walking along the river, when we noticed a building on the right. It looked more or less like a modern, glass-fronted hotel, but the sign said "Somerset House." We walked through the building, through a cafe, and out the back door into what the sign described as a courtyard.
It turns out that Somerset House is a renaissance palace, built in the 1500's and remodeled in the late 1700's. This is the courtyard that was hidden by the back door of a small, cafeteria-style cafe:
It was a little like walking through the lobby of the Best Western and finding the Château de Versailles. And if you think I'm exaggerating (which I generally do), look at the courtyard of Versailles.
Click here.
It turns out that Somerset House is a renaissance palace, built in the 1500's and remodeled in the late 1700's. This is the courtyard that was hidden by the back door of a small, cafeteria-style cafe:
It was a little like walking through the lobby of the Best Western and finding the Château de Versailles. And if you think I'm exaggerating (which I generally do), look at the courtyard of Versailles.
Click here.
posted by Bill | 7:56 PM
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