Later that night...

From Westminster we took a little trip to Harrods, where Banana actually SNIFFED the shoes... Something about the smell of leather... I chose not to question her preferences!! We had to rush out of there in the end, as we were meeting someone for a quick drink before doing a Jack the Ripper walking tour.

It was a bit gory I guess, but it was certainly entertaining. We walked through Whitechapel, and saw places that were actually standing when the murders occurred. It's amazing what is still standing, given the history of the place and it's vicinity to the City of London. Plenty of the places have since been knocked down, but there are still clues to what was one there. For instance the photo below shows a gap in the guttering, and that gap was the doorway to where one of the victims lived and died. It was the last victim, the one who was fully mutilated in her room. We saw photos - glad we hadn't had dinner beforehand! It was easy to imagine the overcrowding that would have been prevalent at the time, although it was difficult to imagine actually living in those conditions.

It's a bit hard to make out in the photo, but there is a gap in that gutter...

This was painted in one of the alleyways, just near where another victim was found, dying but not mutilated. Jack had been disturbed... He then went on to murder another woman and pull her body to bits. This was the 'double event' - the only time he killed twice in one night.

Gory though it may be, I loved it!