Shakespeare's London- the Bankside walk

Today I went on the Shakespeare's London-Bankside walk which started in Westminister (North Side of the Thames), then we took a quick boat ride to Southwark borough (on the South Bank of the River) I had never been to the South Bank area before, everyone said it was really nice, lots of restaurants, etc. Until recently it had been rundown until the Globe was rebuilt. Anyways it was really interesting and worth going to see.

The reconstructed Globe

The George Inn, a 17th century coaching inn, it's still a restaurant and pub

Southwark Cathedral, parts of it date back to Norman times, Shakespeare's brother's funeral was held here.

Another view of the cathedral

The remains of the former palace of the Bishops of Winchester, lost much of their property during the Reformation

The reconstructed ship of Sir Francis Drake

The former site of the Bear Gardens, where they held bearbaiting in Shakespeare's day

The site of the medieval Clink Prison, now a museum about prisons at the time

Big Ben from the boat

The only remaining part of the old Palace of Westminister, Westminister Hall, from the 1100s.