The Thames - part 1

From Westminster Bridge to Blackfriars Bridge

North side of the river:

• Westminster
• Banqueting house
• Charing Cross station -in a postmodern complex of shops and offices
  
• Embankment Gardens -there are many free music concerts (in the summer)
• Cleopatra's Needle - an Egyptian obelisc donated to England in 1819
  
• Shell Mex House - the oil company offices
• Savoy Hotel
• Somerset House -from 1786 with 3 art galleries
• Temple and Inns of Court - the lawyer buildings for 500 years.
  
• Saint Paul's Cathedral

South side of the river:

• County Hall - the London aquarium is inside
• British Airways London Eye - Impressive views of the city. You'll like it.
• The South Bank - A complex that includes The Royal Albert Hall, The National Theatre and the Hayward Gallery
• Gabriel's Warf - arts and crafts market
• Oxo Tower
  
• Doggett's Coat and Badge - A pub with the name of a famous regatta
• The Tate Modern