42 ---- From the pub back to the hotel

Our second evening out together at the pub, Ye Olde London, was very pleasant. At 22h it was time to go back to the hotel in Canary Wharf.

Our hotel was not in the center of London, but in the Docklands, the east side of London. The London Docklands area is a popular area with large multi-national companies which are located in the office developments there. The United Kingdom's three tallest buildings can be found in Canary Wharf. There are major banks, law firms, major news media and service firms. The area had been one of the busiest docks in the world, but when the port industry began to decline in the 1950s and docks began to close in the 1980s, the area needed a new future. Today it is the second financial centre of London. (The first financial center in the heart of London is called The City, or The Square Mile.)

We decided to try something new for our return trip back to the hotel.....
Erin and Melanie will give us the report on these return trips.
Jane