Here and There

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Sightseeing in London: Camden Town II

Collection of wonderful T-Shirts with clever scribes

Sightseeing in London: Camden Town

The weird, hip, young, and wonderful can be found at this buzzling market-turned-tourist-attraction, situated on a canal lock on the Regent's Canal which crosses north London

Sightseeing in London: Royal Parks

Green Park: part of it is dedicated to the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives fighting on behalf of the Commonwealth, so the park is full of maple trees.

St James' Park: overlooking the pond, London Eye and Royal Guard House

Pigeons on twigs

Sightseeing in London: Buckingham Palace

This is where the queen lives....and she is home (see the flag is raised).

Famous Queer Guard, no, I meant Queen's Guard.

Victoria Monument

Part of the Diana Trail, which trails the same path her coffin took when she passed away.

Sightseeing in London: Covent Garden

A wonderful market place-turned-tourist-attraction, buzzling with tourists, street artists, souvenirs and strange gadgets.

Sightseeing in London IV

I used to be...

Entrance to Chinatown

Street in Chinatown, just off of Leicester Square, the main theatre and cinema district.

Chicago: always wanted to see it, but couldn't get tickets. Though I did once watch Jerry Springer: The Opera in this very theatre two years ago. F*ucking funny....a lot of swearing, fighting and frolicking around, just like the TV show itself

Sightseeing in London III

Trafalgar Square, St Martin's-in-the-Field (spire), and National Gallery

Piccadilly Circus

Oxford Street, one of the many shopping streets, looking toward Centre Point on Totenham Court Road. I used to go up and down this street a lot, since SOAS is really near by.

Unmistakably London/English landmark

Sightseeing in London II

Westminster Abbey, where many royalty and prominent British people are burried.

Downing Street: nr 10 is the Prime Minister's office. Tony was on holiday at the time, so had to cancel our tea meeting...

Trafalgar Square, where many of Britain's war heroes are commemorated. Admiral Nelson (Wellington) is perched overlooking the city.

Around Trafalgar...they really did a lot to make the place greener and more beautiful, and less trafficky.

Sightseeing in London I

Charring Crosss Station: it was designed to resemble a train entering a tunnel.
The white poles of the suspension bridge is Hungerford Bridge, only for pedestrians.

MoD: Ministry of Death, I mean, Defence

Famous all over the world: Houses of Parliament, and Big Ben (the clock tower). The Parliament Building is actually on lease from the Royal Family, and officially known as Westminster Palace.