It's currently "Lockdown 3.0" in the UK and what else is there to do than take a healthy walk each day. I am lucky to live in a part of London that is rich in history and I'm so grateful for the wealth of visual treats I encounter on my various wanderings.
When I first moved to SE1 years ago, I used to spend a lot of time walking along the South Bank. Back then - even at the height of summer - it was so much less busy than it has become in recent years, and a part of me really missed that tranquillity. That said, there's obviously something very sad about tranquillity that comes from the impact on life from such an aggressive virus.
I hadn't been along the Thames for several months and found myself meandering along there last week. As I approached the Royal Festival Hall from the east, I was struck by the emptiness around me and in the vistas before me.
And then, all of sudden, as I looked over the wall to the riverside below the Royal Festival Hall, there it was: a display of five trees in a row, wrapped in beautiful neon lights. It was so beautiful that it stopped me in my tracks and inspired me to share the visual treat in this little blog.
Blog copyright Barbara Grehs
Published on 19 February 2021
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