City of London walk

A wintry walk yesterday with the Knit Nurse, taking in the highs (quite literally) and lows of the City of London.



The highs: Despite the chill wind and cloud, there were wonderful views to be had from the top of the Monument (read all about it here). St Paul's Cathedral also looked dramatic, its dome caught by the late afternoon sun.



The lows: Some of the lumpen new developments in the City, ranging from Foster & Partners' bulging The Walbrook to the mystifyingly ghastly One New Change, which is slap bang next to St Paul's and designed by Jean Nouvel (working with Sidell Gibson Architects). Sir Christopher and his old friend Robert Hooke, who together designed the Monument, must be spinning in their graves.