Walking through Covent Garden’s market halls or crossing the Thames toward St. Paul’s gleaming dome proves that this city rewards curiosity at every turn.
The Palace of Westminster's current Gothic Revival structure, designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, was completed in the mid-19th century after a devastating fire in 1834. Manuele Sangalli/Unsplash
The dapper fellow in the Knightsbridge Underground Station sported a tidy suit, efficient air, clipboard, and rep tie such as I hadn’t seen in years. He was standing near the toll gates I had just exited but was not guarding them.
