Historic London Pubs

Doug found a historic London pub walk on the Internet and it turned out to be the highlight of our visit.  Our guide was excellent, and we not only learned about, and drank in, 5 historic pubs, but learned alot about London as well.

Our first stop was The George.  Shakespere drank here and before the Globe Theater was built his plays were performed here.  The balcony served as inspiration for the design of the Globe.

Some of the brews on tap, all hand pumped

One of the seating areas at The George

It was a walking tour, we covered a lot of ground.  Here we are crossing the Thames on the Millenium Foot Bridge towards St. Paul's

Blackfriar's Pub, long and narrow

The bar at Blackfriar's

On our walk we passed the site of Samuel Pepys birth.  He's buried right outside our hotel window in the churchyard.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of the oldest pubs in London, the hangout of Samuel Johnson and Charles Dickens among others.  We had visited this pub our last trip here along with Macy, Laura, and her friend Sarah.

We walked past the London court house an area where most of the law firms have their offices.  If Frank practiced law in the UK he'd shop here for his wigs.

The Seven Stars.  Fortunately our guide mentioned their speciality drink, the gin martini!  The gin is kept in the freezer, no ice is involved.  We were all in and it was the best martini we had by far while in London.