London - Picture File

Thought I'd start these picture files to showcase the unique characteristics of places I've visited and things that caught my interest. Hope you enjoy them too! Here's London, where there were so many things to see and so little time! 

The Iconic London Bus!

 There's no doubt that the London tube is the fastest way to get around the city but after a while I got tired of the soulless travel through dark tunnels, not to mention the gazillion stairs and long narrow escalators so I insisted on a bus ride. At least we'd get to see the city! After one hour of trying to find a bus stop from where we could catch our ride to Knightsbridge from Bouroughs Market, (which also involved a tube ride) and another hour and a half of London traffic, my husband got really grumpy! Any further bus suggestions were shot down!

Covent Garden

This looked like a statue at first. It was actually an ingenious bloke suspended in the air who'd suddenly come to life when someone plunked money in his bucket. Don't know how he did it! In the rain almost motionless for hours!

Tower of London

We were very fortunate to be there during the Centenary Poppy Seed Campaign where people across the country were encouraged to plant poppy seeds for British soldiers who lost their lives in World War 1. The Tower of London grounds were decorated with 888, 246 ceramic poppies. The installation was not complete at the time of this picture. Though we got to see the poppies, the lines for a peek at the crown jewels was nuts! We waited an hour and a half to get in  and the line behind us was more than three times long! Moral of the story, Come early in the morning. 

The view of the Tower of London from the boat to Greenwich

London Eye

See the plane flying through the spokes! Rather good capture I thought!

Tower Bridge

                             Going under!

Canary Wharf. Where conglomerates make their millions and billions!

The Cutty Sark. One of the fastest and last of the wooden hull British clippers. Originally built for the tea trade between London and China and then used for wool trade with Australia after the opening of the Suez Canal. Got phased out by steam ships. (Go Wikipedia!). Proudly perched in Greenwich.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Regent street shut down for the entire day to showcase 20 gorgeous Mustangs!

                           


                            BEAUTIES!

Speaks for itself!

At Bourough Market there was a stall showcasing carved pumpkins for a Halloween competition. I think this would have won hands down! Check out the blood and guts coming out of the mouth on the above left and the don't miss the expressions! What amazing attention to detail. Both pictures are different sides of the same pumpkin.