Mannekin Pis: the little boy who put out a fire with his pee.
Army Museum
Metro 
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Cruising in Poole IV
Condor Ferries go to the Channel Island in around two hours.
Poole Harbour: lots of sand and shellfish are exported here
Cruising in Poole III
See the BP drilling tower sticking out like a giraffe and eye-sore?
Furzey Island: a GBP2million wedding gift.
Sightseeing in London: nightscape IV
Somerset House: a museum which hosts the London branch of the Hermitage. During winter time the centre court houses a huge skating rink. The tall building in the back (with white lettering) is Centre Point, on Totenham Court Road, while on the right is BT Tower.
Royal Festival Hall
Overlooking the City. The OXO Tower is a posh residential and shopping complex, reputedly housing the most expensive restaurant in London.
Sightseeing in London: nightscape III
Tate Modern: situated in a disused coal-fired power plant
The Millennium foot bridge and St Paul's. Also known as the Wobbly Bridge, since it was closed off one day after the millennium (2000) because it... wobbled.
Blackfriars Bridge, St Paul's and City of London.
Sightseeing in London: nightscape II
An old tea-merchant ship moored on the banks of the River Thames.
Overlooking the City: the tall building on the left is Tower 42, the cyclical building is Re Swiss, aka the "Gherkin" or the "Dildo". The brightly light purplish glow comes from Lloyds of London.The bridge on the right is London Bridge, built on the site when the Romans built the first bridge across the Thames centuries ago.
St Paul's Cathedral on the left
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: original burnt down, and this is a reconstruction, with actual performances that take place regularly.
Sightseeing in London: nightscape
Hungerford pedestrian bridge
London Eye and House of Parliament
HMS Belfast, with London City Hall on the right corner
Towert Bridge, and the three skyscrappers in the left is the direction of the Docklands
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