Well back in Paris again tonight, so thought we’d post about our last couple of days in Londres or London, depends what language you speak I suppose. We really only had a couple of days there, but we managed to pack them full of the things we didn’t get time to do before. A visit to Tate Britain, the London Clocktower (which contains Big Ben, a 13.5 tonne bell), a few churches, some more Hyde Park etc etc. Yesterday we we tried once again to see the changing of the guard at Lizzie’s place and were successful! After that we wandered through Trafalgar Square and down to Westminster Pier, jumped on a cruiser down the Thames and spent the arvo at Greenwich. Some pics.
St Stephens at Parliament
London Clocktower, I said CLOCKtower...
The London Eye...as seen at the Melbourne Docklands
The JB's preferred mode of transport...
St Paul's Cathedral
Wellington Arch at night
The unshaven JB was cautioned by troops outside Lizzie's place - be alert but not alarmed...
YappingDog's 'lady friend' at Lizzie's
Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham...and we thought there were only five Jacksons...
Warning: Don't ever ask for a short back and sides!
Nelson Monument at Trafalgar Square
Underneath the Tower Bridge (sailing down the Thames)
Thames River...beautiful day
London city from Greenwich Royal Observatory
Prime Meridian: One side today, the other yesterday. Note the time - to be said out loud in your best Richie Benaud voice... 2 22...
The London Eye at night - minus a bulb here and there...
Memorial at Marble Arch commemorating all the animals lost in war...really beautiful
Inscription on reverse says "they had no choice"
Bon voyage from Popeye...
So, our UK leg of the trip is over. One thing we remain puzzled over is the number of Italians loitering about Buckingham Palace. Last time we dropped by we thought there must have been a tour bus full of them, but on our second visit there they all were again muttering ‘Regina’ and ‘Madonna!’. Can someone please explain the Italian fixation on the British monarchy?
Can anyone see the Dolmio grin?
All in all, we had a “brilliant”, if too short time in the UK. Excellent, excellent. A few more days here in Paris before we head regional…so until then abientot!
November 21, 2008 at 7:31 am |
Popeye is cool, but have you bumped into tintin and snowy the dog anywhere along your travels? Belgium maybe??
November 21, 2008 at 7:37 am |
Tiger – was chatting to Tintin just the other day, funny you should mention him. He was out looking for Snowy; I pointed him in the direction of Buckingham Palace – that’s the last place I saw him.