Living in London

Today we took a tour of London’s East End. This is the area that was originally to the east of the old Roman Londonium, where the winds would blow the smells from the tannery, the crematorium, and others away from the old city. It has strong parallels to the New York’s Lower East Side, including the City (London’s Wall Street), a rich Jewish history (here bookended by large communities of Huguenots and Muslims), and interesting markets and street history.

Londonium was surrounded by a wall, built originially by the Romans and added to over the years. Here is a picture of the last remaining piece of the wall with Sean, our tour guide.

-HrH and LmG