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In 2004 and 2006 we traveled to London, England

London 01 01 From Air London is the largest city in Europe, and a favourite of mine. I have visited London more often than any other place. We flew in over the city centre with the Parliament Buildings and Westminster Abbey to the left of the Thames and the London Eye on the opposite bank. The tree-lined Embankment snakes along side the river with Cleopatra’s Needle and just above the last bridge the Somerset House.

London 01 01 From Air

London 01 02 From Air As we flew into London, we had a great view of the Thames and the Tower Bridge. To the lower left of the bridge is the Tower of London. Canary Wharf is above to the left of the big curve in the Thames. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is the green field to the right of the big curve in the Thames. The Thames Barrier is the pylons in the Thames are just left of centre near the top of the photo.

London 01 02 From Air

London 01 03 Houses Of Parliament London’s Houses Of Parliament were designed by Charles Barry. The famous tower and clock are known as Big Ben, but this is in fact the name of the 16-ton bell that rings the hour. Passing by is probably the most famous London symbol, the red double-decker bus.

London 01 03 Houses Of Parliament

London 01 04 Thames and London Eye It was the Thames that gave birth to London. Londinium was established as a port by the invading Romans in 43AD at the highest point that the tide reached at that time. On the south bank is the London Eye with 32 high-tech passenger capsules soaring 135m above the river.

London 01 04 Thames and London Eye

London 01 05 Red Telephone Booth “Hello operator. Can you give me number nine? Can I see you later? Will you give me back my dime?” (The White Stripes) Peter enjoys one of London’s most famous tourist symbols, the red payphone.

London 01 05 Red Telephone Booth

London 01 06 Thames Sphinx We walked along the Embankment, a wide footpath which follows the Thames from the Houses of Parliament to Tower Bridge, and saw this recent casting of a sphinx.

London 01 06 Thames Sphinx

London 01 07 Thames Cleopatras Needle London’s Cleopatra's Needle is an obelisk that was first erected in Egypt by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (reigned 1504-1450 BC). It was presented to the British people in 1819 to recognize Nelson's victory over the French at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

London 01 07 Thames Cleopatras Needle

London 01 08 Trafalgar Square Nelson's Column is in the centre of Trafalgar Square, surrounded by fountains and four huge bronze lions. The column is topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, the admiral who commanded the British Fleet at Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. This is a favourite resting place, to feed the pigeons, and to climb on to the statues. On the north side of the square is the National Gallery.

London 01 08 Trafalgar Square

London 01 09 Piccadilly Circus Peter and I walked to the famous London landmark Piccadilly Circus. Backlit by colourful electric displays is a bronze fountain topped by a figure of a winged archer, popularly called Eros, the pagan god of love. The archer was in fact designed in the 19th century as a symbol of Christian charity - a monument to Lord Shaftesbury, a philanthropist. Pete and I played a game of ‘Find Peter’. Now, where is he?

London 01 09 Piccadilly Circus

London 01 10 Tower Bridge The Tower Bridge was opened in 1894 and measures 240m between the two towers, which house the machinery for raising the bascules in 90 seconds. The upper walkway is open to visitors.

London 01 10 Tower Bridge

London 01 11 Tower Bridge Family Photo Charlotte and Pete enjoy a beautiful summer day near the Tower Bridge.

London 01 11 Tower Bridge Family Photo

London 01 12 Tower Of London William the Conqueror started building the Tower of London in 1708, but the tower has been extended and strengthened many times by succeeding monarchs. It has been a fortress, royal residence, arsenal and more famously a prison.

London 01 12 Tower Of London

London 01 13 Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of The Queen and is one of the most famous and easily recognizable façades of any building in the world.

London 01 13 Buckingham Palace

London 01 14 Buckingham Palace Changing of the Guard The Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace and lasts a grueling 45 minutes. Members of the Old Guard repeatedly march to the fence within inches of the tourists, before turning and walking back.

London 01 14 Buckingham Palace Changing of the Guard

London 01 15 Buckingham Palace Changing of the Guard The New Guard marches to the Palace from Wellington Barracks with a Guards band, the Old Guard hands over in a ceremony during which the sentries are changed and then returns to barracks. The New Guard then marches to St James's Palace leaving the detachment at Buckingham Palace

London 01 15 Buckingham Palace Changing of the Guard

London 01 16 Greenwich Longitude 0 The Prime Meridian of Longitude 0 was fixed at London’s Royal Observatory Greenwich in 1894. Peter jumped over the line, and fell to 0 and 360 degrees at the same time. I guess he should call himself Stretchy Pete. Greenwich Mean Time is used as a time reference throughout the world.

London 01 16 Greenwich Longitude 0

London 01 17 Pub Visiting a pub is one of the delights of visiting London. The locals and tourists mix, spilling onto the street as we enjoy a pint. And just next door is a fish’n’ chip shop. Yummy.

London 01 17 Pub

London 01 18 Bed and Breakfast The bed and breakfasts in London are very small, but comfortable and usually have a great breakfast.

London 01 18 Bed and Breakfast


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