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My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-05-21 08:48am
by Big Orange
These photos were taken in London on the same day I visited the Imperial War Museum, but I decided to post them here.

A private hospital:

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Some kind of shopping/business enclave:

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Somewhere on the edge of Westminster:

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Westminster's Victoria Tower lawns:

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Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-05-21 08:59am
by Big Orange
Some kind of government building:

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Lambeth Bridge:

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A long view of Westminster Bridge:

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A distant view of the Gherkin Tower:

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A set of corporate towers and MI6:

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Ladies and gentlemen, the full view of the Houses of Parliment:

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Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-05-21 09:50am
by Big Orange
The Marriott Hotel County Hall:

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A lion:

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A side view of the Millennium Eye:

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Across Westminster Bridge!

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Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-05-21 06:46pm
by Big Orange
A dramatic shot of Westminster Tower:

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Tamil Tiger rabble:

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Sorry for the paucity of photos, but the intimidating number of cops, CCTV, and security check points made me wary about where I was pointing my camera. :?

Whitehall:

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Leading into Trafalgar Square:

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Admiralty Arch:

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St. James Park:

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Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-05-22 07:57pm
by Big Orange
The approach to Buckingham Palace:

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The Queen is in residence:

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Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-05-22 08:06pm
by Big Orange
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The Palace itself:

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The guards are on duty, although they lack the iconic red jakets and bear skin hats. They likely belong to a Highland Regiment:

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The only gate that was open, but it had a big 'fuck off' road barrier overlooked by a cop with an MP5:

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The famous Victoria Station terminal, which was a prominant location in The Bourne Ultimatum:

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Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-06-01 11:41pm
by Havok
Nice pictures. Getting back from Manhattan last week, from London and Paris last September and having anytime access to SF, I'd have to say, if I did move away from my beloved East Bay, it would be to London. Your pictures make me want to go back. :(

Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-06-03 03:33pm
by Big Orange
We didn't take the subway and London seems quite a chore to get around on foot, even in its inner "core" area, but we spent all afternoon in the Imperial War Museum, in addition to all morning and all evening on a coach, so that would've been a factor.

Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-06-03 04:51pm
by Havok
I found The Underground to be a snap actually. On foot though, yeah, certainly not as easy as Manhattan.

Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-06-04 08:14pm
by Big Orange
Also London and New York seem to be both famous for having power-walking kamikaze pedestrians.

Re: My Trip to London...

Posted: 2009-06-05 01:41am
by Havok
Big Orange wrote:Also London and New York seem to be both famous for having power-walking kamikaze pedestrians.
:lol: Yeah they do. Fortunately for me, my size gets me noticed and I haven't been sunk yet. :wink: