Where I work: Borough

I decided to take a lunch hour the other day which is a Rare and Infrequent Occurrence^©. I have realised in the past that I take my surrounding for granted because London really is quite beautiful and it is so different to Johannesburg. Of course, Johannesburg is beautiful too. In fact, Johannesburg is now the biggest man-made forest in the world [source]. The last time I checked, it was only the third biggest.

London is different because of the juxtaposition of old and new, green belts and modern developments, space and high density development.

My travels on this rare and infrequent lunch hour took me south east towards New Cross. I don't often travel this way as most of my travels are due north to London Bridge Rail Station. It was nice to have a change of scenery.

This is the opposite view of The Church of St George the Martyr from that which I normally see. My building is on the other side of it. I love this church because it is tiny but it is so distinctive.

Borough Station looks a bit like a submarine to me. It is a little pokey underground station and we hardly use it because it is closed during the day while they are doing major refurbishments. Like I said, I mostly use London Bridge. Is it sad if I admit that I still sing "London Bridge Is Burning Down" to myself every time I think of that term? Borough Station is diagonally across the intersection from my work, on the other side of the church.

This is my building. I am responsible for its upkeep so feel free to say how pretty and beautiful it is (even if you don't think so).

The park next door deserves it's own post, because it was once the location of a debtors jail where Charles Dickens once stayed and where The Little Dorritt was set.