SELECT Magazine Summer 2020 | Page 32

CYCLING THROUGH LONDON No matter where you travel, every city or town tells a story through its fascinating landmarks, landscapes and architecture. In London, this is conveyed through routes such as Battersea Park to Greenwich. For about 10 miles, you’ll peddle along the Thames River to behold a “who’s who” of London architecture, while burning a few calories along the way. See highlights such as the London Eye, the gigantic Ferris wheel; Shakespeare’s Globe Theater, an oak-and-thatch replica of the original; and the Tate Modern art gallery, Britain’s national gallery of international modern artwork. For something a bit simpler, there’s the Tower of London to Big Ben route, at approximately three miles, by way of the river and the Victoria Embankment. Check out the Tower of London, a castle of royal history and intrigue, ride onto Lower Thames Street and past the Neoclassical Somerset House before continuing along Victoria Embankment. Before you know it, you’ll see Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster. Golden Jubilee Bridge leading towards the London Eye at sunrise