London
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of Parliament | Big Ben |
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View
from Shell House.
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London
Eye
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British
Airways' magnificently graceful millennium wheel which spins slowly and silently over
the Thames.
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| Tower
Bridge |
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One
of the classic London landmarks.
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St
Paul's in winter (@ 3:00 pm)
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Designed
by Christopher Wren and topped by an enormous lead-covered
dome that's second in size only to St Peter's in Rome.
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| Summer
in London (@7:00 am) |
| From
one of my morning bike rides along the Thames. |
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River
Thames
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Another
photo from my morning bike rides. |
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Trooping
the colour: 14 June 2003
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The
Queen is the blue spot in the middle left. |
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| Trooping
the colour: 14 June 2003 |
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sight as the horses trotted past us. |
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Trooping
the colour: 14 June 2003
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After
the ceremony, you get to walk on the parade ground.
We
were sitting in the back left hand corner - great seats. |
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Tower
of London
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More
guards ... you can see the Crown Jewels at the Tower
of London.
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| London
Eye |
| Photo
taken from our capsule ... great ride ... takes about
30 mins. Gives you a feel for the size of London.
www.ba-londoneye.com |
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Imax
Cinema
(coloured
round building
bottom right)
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Saw
Matrix Reloaded here ... incredible on a large screen
with powerful surround sound.
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| "Square Mile" |
| View
from Shell House looking towards the business & financial district of London. |
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Oxford
Street
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Chaos
in the main shopping street. Looking west towards Hyde
Park.
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| Natural
History Museum - Kensington |
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to imagine that it is just at the end of our street.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ |
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Lord's
- the home of cricket
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Fixtures
list for 2003
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| Lord's
Pavilion |
| Saw
Andrew Flintoff make a century. Powerful hitter |
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Oxford
Street
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Looking
towards Selfridges
(the big building with columns on the right)
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Albert
Bridge
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You've
been warned ... break your step! |
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London
Eye
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One
of my favourite photos.
Took this on my Canon
PowerShot S40 (Landscape mode)
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5-6
Queensgate Place
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Where
we live... Flat 1 - the white one on the corner, ground
floor. Have our own entrance ... portico bottom right.
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| Queensgate
Gardens |
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are very lucky to live in a green part of Central London
... this is the Gardens opposite our flat. Kensington Gardens/Hyde
Park are only 5 mins away. |
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Golden
Jubilee Street Party
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In
the background you can see our old house in East Horsley,
Surrey.
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