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A Week in London
Entrance to Buckingham Palace
View of Parliament Houses and Big Ben from Westminster Bridge on Times River
I wait till 12 hours to listen the music given by the clock
The bell sound:The Westminster Quarters is the most common name for a melody used by a set of clock bells to chime on each quarter hour
Technically, Big Ben is the massive bell inside the clock tower, which weighs more than 13 tons (13,760 kg).
View of «Eye of London» and pier from Westminster Bridge
The Soho, a quartier plenty of restaurants, my preferd place to eat ethnical food
There are also, very British and old bars & taverns, londonians love to stop and have a drink
The Globe, where Shakespeare ‘ plays are performed as in his days
The interior of the theater was rebuilt after a fire, the pictures on the walls are a marvel, it s open only in Spring and Summer because it has not roof
The Millennium Bridge (built by Norman Foster and Partners) cross the River Times connecting The Globe with Saint Paul Cathedral and The City
Millennium Bridge, a still suspension bridge for pedestrians, crossing it you have good views of the Eye of London and the London Bridge
The Great Court of the British Museum, was now covered by glass, a work of Norman Foster
Admision is free, the museum opens daily from 10 tp 5.30
The egyptian collection, along with The Louvre, The Metropolitan and Cairo Museum has lots of interesting objects, not only mummies
“King's Library” was a royal collection of books created by King George III and the oldest room, now known as The Enlightement Gallery, Discovering the world in the eighteenth century, is the collection it now houses
Typical Rusell Square house
Notting Hill, a trendy quartier and Portobello Marquet and road, a pleasure to stroll, watch and buy antiques or just souvenirs
Pedestrians must wait for signal to cross
Notice the still working mail box with the recolection hours
Graffiti on a wall of races on line and tv agency
Nice plenty of color houses in Notting Hill
Incredible beautiful Victorian houses, also in Notting Hill
Bykes are popular and everywhere , these are at Hide Park’ s entrance
A clasic at Saint James Park, desk chairs waiting for customers ( they are not free)
The lake ( Serpentine) at Hyde Park, beautiful Autumn view
Crossing Green Park at sunset, all seem to be golden
At Picadilly Circus, people meet to watch the sun seting over Picadilly Road
Picadilly Road at Sunset
Waiting for a taxi
All is golden at the Ritz Hotel
The «Eye of London» at night
Music Gerry Rafferty: Baker Street Coldplay: Yellow
My photos taken during a visit, last October
•Buckingham Palace•Parliament Houses •Big Ben•Eye of London•Soho•The Globe (Theater)•Millennium Bridge•Saint Paul•British Museum•Notting Hill•Hyde Park•Saint James Park•Green Park•Picadilly Circus•Ritz Hotel
