When a man is tired of London he is tired of life. Samuel Johnson.
en route… Canterbury..here by night Canterbury..here by night
Destroyed in the Great Fire..1666
Rebuilt by Wren..
Dome St Paul’s
Big Ben. Houses of Parliament
‘Buck house’
Trafalgar square. The Dam of London The Dam of London
Covent garden Living statues, aspiring opera singers and musicians, performing artists. Living statues, aspiring opera singers and musicians, performing artists.
Royal Albert Hall ‘Night of the Proms’ venue
The Bank of England ‘The old lady’ of Threadneedle street ‘The old lady’ of Threadneedle street
Leadenhall market..in the City. A quiet corner of history among the skyscrapers
The Tower and the Tate.. Old and new.
Science Museum Stevenson’s rocket Stevenson’s rocket Apollo 10 Apollo 10
Natural History museum
A favourite at the Natural history.
Kensington palace, with flowers
Notting Hill
I get around…
Carnaby street
Oxford street
China Town
Eco building City Hall
‘30 St Mary Axe’..or the gherkin!
Bird’s eye view..Hyde Park
“I’m gonna live forever..”
Olympics Breathing new life into depressed East London?
down and out…
Entrance to foot tunnel under the Thames!
The cutty sark
Greenwich Meridian
Our own barrier..across the Thames.
Architectural delights…
Culture and Excellence..
Icons..flesh and stone
What others say.. I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining. Groucho Marx..
We are not (so) amused… When it’s 3 o’clock in New York it’s still 1938 in London. Bette Midler
By seeing London I have seen as much of life as the world can show Samuel Johnson.