Inns of Court Walk

 Saturday, May 21^st, Alison led this walk until we got lost, at which point she “relinquished her power”, gave me the book and map, and I led the rest of the walk.  But in her defense, it was really hard to follow the map because we weren’t following the directions exactly because we didn’t realize the Inns were closed on weekends.  So we went the roundabout way.  And we still saw all the stops along the way.  The Staple Inn was probably my favorite because it is one of the last timber buildings to survive the Great Fire of 1666.  It is quintessential: white-washed walls and dark vertical timber, crooked walls, thatched roof, etc. Then we ended down by the Royal Court House and a bunch of fancy financial buildings… I have never seen so many CCTV cameras; I didn’t know how to feel – either safe or uneasy – because I was being watched so closely!