And now comes the twist. We were at the spot shown here in this photo, admiring busy London on a Saturday morning.
Our conversation topics included the drizzle, the beauty of the Fall colors, the decision to move back to Portugal, and, eventually, how the crowds of tourists seemed to not go further down the river from that souvenir kiosk at the Westminster Bridge, just before (or after, depending from where you’re coming from) the Marriott Hotel.
“Battersea Power Station is that way,” Dhanish pointed to our left. For the Assassin’s Creed Syndicate fans, you’ve probably heard of (and, technically, seen) the location. For Pink Floyd’s fans, you’ve seen it on the cover of “Animals” (1977).
So there we were suddenly, walking the two miles without a second thought, in pursuit of the industrial landmark and powerful character in so many pop culture references.
The good news is that we reached it and got to see it. The bad news is that we really didn’t have any valid excuse to convince the security guard to let us in and photograph.