Queen Mercedes (1860-1878) was the wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain. Reina Mercedes, an unprotected cruiser for the Spanish Navy, was launched 1887, captured by the US Navy 1898, salvaged and used as a sort of prison ship, then scrapped in 1957.
The River Thames passenger cruiser Mercedes was built in 1960, and brought over from the Continent in the late 1980s to sail the ‘circular cruise’, from St Katherine’s Pier to Westminster, returning via Festival Pier, Bankside, and London Bridge City Pier.

With a travelcard, the ‘hop on hop off’ day pass is only

The Tate to Tate Ferry passes underneath London Bridge. This might be a nice trip for the jellyARTclub one day. Combining art galleries and river trips sounds great to me.

If you look carefully, you can see Damien Hirst’s spots on the roof. More info at London SE1 community website

I’m still exploring the themes of motion, transport, bridges again – the relationship between private people and public spaces.

Some are longer than others, some are smaller than others.

Silently explore, and meditate

which is your favourite.