Architectural Boat Trip

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Great engineering of the capital with live commentary from London's leading engineers on aspects including Bazalgette's legacy, flood risk, current and future engineering landmarks The Shard, Thames Tunnel, Blackfriars and the Thames Barrier.
The trip was on the "   " which was one of the "little ships" that evacuated troops from the beaches at Dunkirk
We embarked at Greenwich Pier
....and went downstream to the Thames barrier and then upstream............
................ passed Excel..................... ..and the O2 ................
where we passed a Thames Barge A cestion of a boat
  passed Canary Wharf
and the stretch from Cutty Sark Inn to Grenwich Cutty sark Inn
Grenwich Power station (back up for London Underground) Trinity Hospital
The Trafalgar Tavern The Royal Hospital
Cutty Sark under repair  
The new Shard and Tower Bridge A rainbow near St Katherine Docks
  Past HMS Belfast
   
and London Studios That day there was the "Great River Race" on the Thames
Thames House  -- MI5 MI6
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We disembarked at Waterloo Pier  

 
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