My Trip to London...

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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:



Some kind of shopping/business enclave:



Somewhere on the edge of Westminster:



Westminster's Victoria Tower lawns:

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Some kind of government building:



Lambeth Bridge:



A long view of Westminster Bridge:



A distant view of the Gherkin Tower:



A set of corporate towers and MI6:



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

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The Marriott Hotel County Hall:



A lion:



A side view of the Millennium Eye:



Across Westminster Bridge!

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A dramatic shot of Westminster Tower:



Tamil Tiger rabble:



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:



Leading into Trafalgar Square:







Admiralty Arch:



St. James Park:

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The approach to Buckingham Palace:











The Queen is in residence:

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The Palace itself:





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









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



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

[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.

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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.

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I found The Underground to be a snap actually. On foot though, yeah, certainly not as easy as Manhattan.

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Also London and New York seem to be both famous for having power-walking kamikaze pedestrians.

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Also London and New York seem to be both famous for having power-walking kamikaze pedestrians.

Yeah they do. Fortunately for me, my size gets me noticed and I haven't been sunk yet.