The Thames at dusk

I've posted before about how much I love the South Bank (Messing About On The River). It manages to combine real Londoners with tourists in a way that few other places in the city seems to be able to.

Showing Serena, in from New York, around last Friday - cocktails in the Oxo Tower and then wandering over to dinner in Skylon,  we came across these sand-builders. Happily building a sofa, complete with sand fruitbowl with real fruit, candles and beer as well as an octopus and a mermaid. In typical London fashion  people were just walked past on the beach as though this was perfectly normal and happened all the time. 

Are these sand builder guys regulars on the beach? Has anyone else seen them?

And then this: An incredible water sculpture - jets of water moving up and down and schoolkids obviously finishing up a day trip having a fantastic time jumping in and out of the water.

Pure happiness.

Made me feel very proud to be a Londoner

Comments

[neilperkin]

I saw the water fountain the other day and loads of people were playing with and in it having some real fun. Love it. Have you seen the Gorman statues which people have been dressing up?

[TomLR]

Hi Amelia.

I appreciate it is not strictly necessary to begin a blog post comment with a salutation - but I'm feeling happy and generous this morning (unlike yesterday evening - it's all turned round since then).

Anyway - the water fountain's been there for some time - I have even danced with the children in the spume. I won't let me daughter get wet however - that would be too inconvenient.

And the sand builders are there from time to time too - I've seen the guy on the sofa before - he welcomes passers by down for photos with him reclined on the divan.

But what about the BOOK MARKET ? That's my favourite.

[solazul]

great idea with the fountains. love them

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