Seen just outside Victoria Station
Today I took the time out to wander around the city. Specifically to find a camera store and later on a sporting goods or outdoor store to buy a folding stool that I saw a bunch of UK photographers use during fashion week.
My trip started early in the morning. I went to the nearby Earl's Court tube station and took the train to Victoria. From there I walked to the Thames river passing the Westminster and Big Ben. From there Picadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, to Tottenham Court Road, up to Warren Street station (passing by a lot of computer and electronic stores), back down to Tottenham Court across to Hyde park and finally back down to Earl's Court. It was a lot of walking. About six and a half hours (calculated from the first picture shot to the last).
Later on I'd meet up with Andrew and Josie. We'd go to visit a friend that lives in London. After that it was back home and the neighborhood where I picked up a donair. Donairs are different in London in that they don't have that special sweet sauce that they have in Halifax. In Toronto they're known as gyros on a pita. In Edmonton the donars are served with burger condiments (ie. Ketchup, mustard, that sort of thing). Kind of makes me crave the halifasx version.
Below are some of the pictures I took along the way...
"It's the London Eye in the background."
A couple getting married near Westminster
The London Eye peeks out over some older type building
Lemon Ice Cream... yummy
The feet of the Winston Churchill statue facing Big Ben
A street shot with Big Ben
Next to the entrance of the Westminster tube station
The Thames river
The London Eye pods
London collectables anyone?
Guy dressed up as the invisible man
An old London bus
A statue of Nelson at Trafalgar Square
Squirting mermaid fountain at Trafalgar Sqaure
A motorcycle dude... I didn't see many people on motorcycles.
Some car
An interesting statue
An actual bus stop sign
A bus lane
A statue of cupid at Piccadilly Circus
A close up of cupid
Piccadilly Circus
Mr. Wu, an all you can eat buffet
Jessops the local camera store chain
A statue of Freddie Mercury
An interesting ad at Fopp.
Guy holding a sign for a nearby restaurant.
Sushi individually wrapped ready for purchase.
T-shirt for sale
Some brit punkers?
A truck that looks like it should be on the Thunderbirds.
Peddle transport
The "Crest of London" bear.
Subway in London means underground walkway.
Some public park chairs
The sky over Hyde park
Hyde Park trail
A road light
A bunny in Hyde Park.
Uncertain States of America exhibit
The Albert memorial
The Royal Albert Music Hall
Andrew and Josie sit on the couch while being entertained by Dunham
The local curry place open until the wee hours of the morning
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