There was another opportunity to wander about London this afternoon, and while my classmate Tara and I had a few points of interest that we wanted to find, we otherwise didn't have any other specific destination in mind, so off we went. Since it's Saturday and the weekend, we had to fight our way through the mass of humanity that had descended upon the shopping hotspots along Charing Cross and Picadilly, but we discovered that some breathing room was just a mere block or two to the north or south. Remaining off the beaten path became a theme for the rest of the afternoon, thus we left the din of the crowds behind, discovering some lovely, quiet parks, historical buildings, and quaint shopping areas throughout the West End and into Marleybone.
My personal highlight of the afternoon was when we were able to find Number 3 Savile Row, which was the Beatles' former Apple Corps Ltd. headquarters, as well as being the site of their famous rooftop concert that was captured in their film 'Let It Be'.
While certainly not the same tourist draw as the famous zebra crossing in front of Abbey Road Studios (which our class will eventually visit), Number 3 Savile Row still holds a special place in the hearts of Beatles' fans, who still scrawl goodwill messages of various sorts on the entryway to the building.
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