St. Dunstan-in-the-East

London is all about exploring. Every street, every maze, every garden, every lane, every square of it is worthy. You never know what may expect you when you turn around the corner. And sometimes google helps you to turn the right corner to find something amazing. 

A couple of years ago my cousin Nigar showed me a hidden place in The City of London that she found on the internet. For years we have shared with her our two big loves: London and New York. So exploring them over the wild web of worldwide is our hobby. So I was postponing visiting the oasis in the centre of a city where concrete jungle intertwine with historical Tower Hill, but my last visit to London made me to go there. 

Generally Tower Hill area of London is very interesting. On the one hand you see a historical castle with mesmerising view of Tower Bridge and on the other hand there is financial centre of the city with its modern architecture. And between these buildings surrounding Tower Hill, right on the north bank of Thames River you can find St. Dunstan Church in the East (don't mix it up with the one on the West, they are two different churches). Here is its brief history:

And now the Church itself... I was amazed to see this place exist in real life. It feels like you are on a set of a movie or in Wonderland itself. It's unbelievable how such a garden can be located in the middle of a megapolis. The place magically brings piece to you. These are winter views of the church that I took on December the 5th, now imagine its beauty in summer when everything is green. 

You know I love London. And it is hard to explain why. There are endless reasons to it. I love its crowd, I love the way English is probably the least heard language in the city centre, I love its rain you don't see but you feel it, I love how so many cultures live together and make a salad where every component of it is essential to make the whole meal the way it should be. I love its history, I love its architecture: ugly modern buildings and accurate but old streets with the same looking houses along both sides. I love its underground that may take u practically anywhere, I love that you can find anything in this city, even yourself. Its effect on me is undeniable, I just feel better without even knowing. And most of all I love that feeling inside of me that London gives: the cocktail of freedom, inspiration and hope for better times no matter what.