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LSyd
September 2nd, 2004, 12:49 AM
i spent a few days in London in early July and August, plus a couple of evening-morning trips for about a week and a half total.

in July it was nice and cool; in August, it was as hot as if i was still in the deep south of the U.S. anyway...

the city appears...

http://www.pbase.com/image/33221248.jpg

now for random shots around central London

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i came back and saw "The Jerry Springer Opera" my last night in London, it was pretty funny

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British Museum

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inside

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Leicester Square, I went and saw Kill Bill 2 one night when there was nothing better to do

the Odeon's not this warped in real life

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National Gallery

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Royal Academy of Arts

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heh, look at the tourists waiting in line for info on the Tube

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my last dinner in London was at Ye Olde Chesire Cheese, a historic bar rebuilt in 1667 after the great fire two years earlier (opened at that site in 1538)

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inside (I was in a hurry to get to Springer and forgot to take more pics...next time)

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obligatory pano

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a hint of things to come; the view from the window by the elevator in my dorm

http://www.pbase.com/image/32522709.jpg

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NothingBetterToDo
September 2nd, 2004, 01:32 AM
wow, nice pics, that last pic is amazing - it brings the skylines of "the city" and Canary wharf together. Very good

Sorry for our really wet August weather - it was the wettest since records began - so its not like that every year - honest :):)

hope you enjoyed your trip
high_flyer
September 2nd, 2004, 03:01 AM
Great pictures, captured some of the usual street scenes that make the city great!!
LSyd
September 2nd, 2004, 04:12 PM
thanks y'all.

NothingBetterToDo, thankfully i missed the storms on August 3rd by a day. there's nothing to apologize for, i only ran into rain on a day or two during August. it was a nice change from the heat, too.

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Tubeman
September 2nd, 2004, 05:23 PM
Really nice pics; they show the human side of London really well :yes:

The last one is great:

http://www.pbase.com/image/32522709.jpg

Its difficult to find a vantage point that unites the City and Canary Wharf skylines... I presume this was near Edgware Road or somewhere like that?

You've also captured two of my favourite buildings; Centrepoint and Senate House
LSyd
September 2nd, 2004, 07:50 PM
thanks Tubeman.

the pic's actually from the 22nd (i think, maybe 23rd) floor of the University of Westminster at Marylebone Road dorm, right across from Madame Tousaud's. that's the view from the window by the elevators.

and speaking of Edgeware Road, that's what i saw from my room on the 13th floor (that'll be in the next part.)

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Certainly
September 2nd, 2004, 08:00 PM
Ahh yes...
Oxford Street with good old Centre Point,
Tottenham Court Road with good old Euston Tower,
Leicester Square, BT Tower, Piccadilly Circus, etc.
It sure brings back a whole lot of memories
from my three years in London in
the early 90īs!
London is huge and totally rules!
Thanks a lot!
Keep them coming! :)
Fragmentor
September 2nd, 2004, 08:03 PM
you know, the British Museum's room leaks, they should do something about it
Monkey
September 2nd, 2004, 11:11 PM
Some fascinating pics there - really enjoyed looking through 'em all.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of the best pubs in London imho!
:cheers:
RafflesCity
September 3rd, 2004, 05:28 PM
DAMN impressive! :eek2:

Got to love the streetlife of London
Imperial
September 3rd, 2004, 06:38 PM
fantastic pics, J go to London soon, so J see this city on live
LSyd
September 3rd, 2004, 09:23 PM
thanks y'all.


Some fascinating pics there - really enjoyed looking through 'em all.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of the best pubs in London imho!
:cheers:

IMO, it's one of the best pubs in the world.

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Fabian
September 4th, 2004, 12:05 AM
Great shots. There is alot more to London than just the usual tourist attractions. I love the streetscenes.
spxy
September 4th, 2004, 11:14 AM
I like the cleavedge shots. :)
LSyd
September 5th, 2004, 10:28 PM
thanks y'all.

spxy, there's more cleavage shots on the way in other parts.

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Kostic_from_essen
September 5th, 2004, 10:41 PM
you call this summer ? :) BTW nice city ;)
Tubeman
September 6th, 2004, 02:04 AM
I like the cleavedge shots. :)

Yeah, whats with all those? There's laws against that sort of thing, you know :D
LSyd
September 6th, 2004, 03:35 PM
Yeah, whats with all those? There's laws against that sort of thing, you know :D

outside of Saudi Arabia?

:)

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p.s. no offense meant to any saudis, just the idea of clothes-enforcing governments.
LSyd
March 3rd, 2005, 06:27 PM
bump. now with links to the other three London threads from my trip:

part two (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=133592)

three (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=136845)

London at night (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=138146)

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Aaron W
March 3rd, 2005, 10:06 PM
Great photos! I really must visit London soon. :)
eddyk
June 18th, 2005, 12:55 PM
"Oh look a hot chick better get the camera out" :D


Yeah I noticed....I do it aswell....it adds a little something to the pic. ;)

Just Big Ben....or Big Ben and a sexy lady!?
Sonic from Padova
June 18th, 2005, 01:02 PM
My god! London is always beatiful!
outoftime
June 18th, 2005, 01:53 PM
Excellent Photos! I love all of the street scenes, I like to see the people of a city as well as it's architecture. Sometimes they even resemble one another, like american suburbs tend to resemble the people who live in them.

i spent a few days in London in early July and August, plus a couple of evening-morning trips for about a week and a half total.

in July it was nice and cool; in August, it was as hot as if i was still in the deep south of the U.S. anyway...

the city appears...
http://www.pbase.com/image/33220328.jpg
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Great composition on this one
sts
June 18th, 2005, 05:08 PM
Beautiful pics,yhank you so much!!
LSyd
June 18th, 2005, 06:20 PM
"Oh look a hot chick better get the camera out" :D


Yeah I noticed....I do it aswell....it adds a little something to the pic. ;)

Just Big Ben....or Big Ben and a sexy lady!?

gotta throw in the sexy lady if you can :hilarious

thanks y'all. i can't wait to get back to London...only 11 more days. :cheers:

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