After a great early morning workout at the Varsity Hotel gym and full breakfast, we hopped in the car and headed south from Cambridge to Saffron Walden, an old market town in Essex.
Back on the road our GPS valiantly directed around traffic entering London. But, even on a Tuesday, the traffic snarls win. Dropped the Sixt Rental car off at Victoria station and took the green line east to Tower Hill and the Leonardo Hotel. After a quick check in, we were out walking, first stop: the Old Spitalfields Market.
As we walked out and through the business district, the rain fell and then poured. Full thunder shower, London style.
We eventually made it to the Leadenhall Market, a Victorian covered shopping arcade that dates back to the 14th century. 
It was the perfect place in the middle of a deluge for a pint, G&T and a burger.
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