Our day out this week was to the City of London. We caught the slow train to Cannon Street and used the new (to our lines) Class 707 train for the first time:

We had a quick look at a strange globe just opposite the station – there are a number of these around the city:

Then headed up Walbrook to the London Mithraeum:

We were a bit early for our visit, so explored some of the new entrances to Bank Underground station, and popped out by the Royal Exchange and The City of London Magistrates Court:

Back at the London Mithraeum, I looked at the e-ticket I’d booked the day before, and found that it was for the wrong day… But they let us in anyway and we looked at a collection of Roman artifacts that had been found during redevelopment of the area:

Then down underground to an expensive but pointless display about the god Mithras, then down even further to the temple itself. Again, it was dressed up in a light and sound show that didn’t achieve a lot, then finally we could look at the temple itself:

Afterwards, it was time for a coffee, then we popped in to visit the rebuilt St Stephen church in Walbrook. The church dome was originally designed by Christopher Wren, and it was lovely welcoming church, helped by the organist practising for a lunchtime recital:

Continuing the museum theme, we visited the Bank of England museum. Very heavy security including airport grade scanners, so it took a while to get in.

And then past, the bank itself:

Our next destination was further east, so we set off trying to find a pub. All we could see was coffee shop after coffee shop, then I peeked up an alleyway and saw one:

Nice beer & food, and it was warm (and quiet) enough to sit outside:

Suitably refreshed, we continued to St Dunstan in the East, which had a recommended garden. As you can see from the photos, not so much a garden as a “green ruin”. A lovely peaceful place despite being quite full of tourists:

It was a short walk to the Thames from there, so we followed the river back to London Bridge, then over the bridge to the station and a fast train home: