Saturday means time to stop doing the touring thing and spend time with the family, so there were no set plans for the day, rather we went with the flow.
Left: Moored boat on the Thames now used as dwellings.
Below: We settled for a lunch at Browns on the banks of the Thames.
The food was over priced but good. 
Left: St Saviour's Dock tucked away between buildings.
The River Neckinger is a subterranean river that rises in Southwark and flows through London to St Saviour's Dock where it enters the River Thames. The river is now totally enclosed and runs underground.
Where the Neckinger meets the Thames at St Saviour's Dock, it separates Shad Thames to the west and the area historically known as Jacob's Island to the east. Shad Thames was developed in Victorian times into the largest warehouse complex in London, and then converted in the late 20th century into expensive flats, restaurants, bars, shops, etc.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Neckinger)
Left: Horsleydown old stairs that were used by water man who would taxi people across the rive in the 1400's.
These types of stairs were ofter built next to pubs, these ones are located next to the Anchor Brewery.
Below: The Mornings adventures
The afternoon brought a casual bike ride around London.
Images you see are things that we encountered along the way.
Right: The Long Water is a recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. The Long Water refers to the long and narrow western half of the lake that is known as the Serpentine. Serpentine Bridge, which marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
Above: Buckingham Palace
Right: Albert Memorial in the fore ground and the Prince Albert hall in the Back ground.
The memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861.
The memorial is 176 feet (54 m) tall, took over ten years to complete, and cost £120,000 (the equivalent of about £10,000,000 in 2010). The cost was met by public subscription. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Memorial)
The Hall was originally supposed to have been called The Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed by Queen Victoria to Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences when laying the foundation stone, as a dedication to her deceased husband .
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_Hall)
Above: The afternoons adventures.
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