Hi guys, I was flying to London on July the 7th but I had to postpone it for well known causes when I had already checked my luggage in. However, I managed to fly the 9th (some bloody terrorists are not gonna spoil my holidays :D ).

It's been 5 days instead of the 7 I had planned but still I've enjoyed it a lot, so I wanted to share my pics of really hot London.


Oxford Circus:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1333.jpg


Regent Street:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1335.jpg

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View of Piccadilly Circus from Regent Street:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1342.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1344.jpg


Fountain at Piccadilly:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1353.jpg

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I love London's Underground logo! ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1348.jpg


View towards St James's Park and houses of the parliament

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1350.jpg


Typical Piccadilly Circus:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1366.jpg


Behind the underground exit, the huge Virgin Megastore:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1369.jpg


Enough of Piccadilly, we turn to the left through Pall Mall towards Trafalgar Square.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1371.jpg


Trafalgar Square:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1376.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1380.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1384.jpg


Charing Cross Road:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1385.jpg


...some streets around...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1389.jpg


the city is still shocked by the miserable terrorist attacks, although Londoners keep their pride up as it might be

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1391.jpg


some more people watching

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1393.jpg


some surprises

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1394.jpg


we arrive at Covent Garden (plenty full of people, BTW)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1396.jpg

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I love these typical British red brick buildings...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1412.jpg


Millenium Wheel (AKA London Eye)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1423.jpg


Views towards Big Ben, from the pedestrians bridge over Thames, near Charing Cross and Enbankment:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1424.jpg

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From the other bank

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1431.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1436.jpg


Statues in front of Dalí's exhibition in Saatchi Gallery:

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Saatchi Gallery

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1445.jpg


Whitehall, Nelson at the back

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1449.jpg


Big Ben at our back

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1452.jpg


a pub at Whitehall

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1455.jpg


people watching

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1456.jpg


Trafalgar again, the spitting image of Nelson:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1459.jpg


view of Piccadilly from Regent Street

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1461.jpg


more pics of my beloved Piccadilly Circus:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1463.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1464.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1504.jpg

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Carnaby Street and two streets in Soho

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1468.jpg


why do brits like walking barefoot on the streets? (take no offense, brits, u r still cool! ;) )

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I had to take these, I'm a tourist after all

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no jokes at the boss' residence. a lot of bobbies around

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1495.jpg


more touristy shots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1497.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1500.jpg


Bank:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1512.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1513.jpg


Bank and Swiss RE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1514.jpg

those are a very good set of photos.. well dun :okay:
as for people walking around barefoot, i wouldnt like it.. think of all that gum on the pavement!

I walk barefoot round my town.

either tah or sandles.


P.S
You are surprised by a limo in London :-S

My small town of 40,000 has its only limo company with about 6 cars.

P.P.S
I wonder that they are doing with the samsung sign and piccadilly....changing it I hope, its been there like 10 years.

great pics !!!

nice tour around London town...

thanks for sharing.

:)

Good shots, London durting summertime is fantastic (as it is during the whole year anyway :D).

Very nice and walkable streets! :)

Lovely pics - some of the best I've seen!

Marvellous as always!!I love Ldn!!

WOW!
One of the best london collections ive ever seen!
Gave me a muhc better view on the place!
THanks so much!

Ahhh
I can see myself so well, walking around these alleys in the mid 1600's-
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a drunken old toothless man, going to the next pub to drink a pint!

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These are great! Thanks for sharing them. :)

Nice photos

Nice pics

fantastic pics, I adore Piccadilly square!!

i miss London.

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I would never imagine people walk barefoot in London. I liked that.. ;)

London is so fantastis place to live.

Amazing Pictures - I know it sounds bad because Im an avid Birmingham lover, but ever since my first trip to London I always promised myself that once I had enough money I would move there. These have just re-inforced my love for the place. Im tyring to find pennies as we speak. Londons streets are the best anywhere, the colour in them and just the fun of the place is unmatched unless you go to other big cities in Britain and of course Dublin. Pubs - :drool: People try but you just cant copy a traditional British tiffy Is that one pub in your photos near whitehall close to a major train station? It looks familiar. Did you go in? was there pool tables on the top floor?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/AndyDufresne/london/PICT1455.jpg

P.S COBAIN did you enjoy your trip and the British way of life? How does London compare to other places you have visited? :cheers:

The pub is just 100m. from Trafalgar Square. We didn't make it to come in, that day Londoners were celebrating the anniversary of the end of WW2 and the pubs in the area were crowded.

The trip was fantastic despite the heat (hey, London was hot like hell and we didn't have a single drop of rain! ), since we had already been there twice before we could focus in the areas and activities we had previously enjoyed the most. British way of life is just wonderful and in many cases an example to others, and that's one of the reasons I was visitting London for the third time in my life. I as well know Birmingham and Coventry in UK.

About London vs other places I know, I must confess I travel less often than I'd liked to, so the only other main European city I know so far (besides Madrid, obviously) is Paris. Although I consider Paris just more beautiful than London and a must if visitting Europe, it just lacks something London definitely has got. Paris makes you feel like you're in a huge museum while London gives you that vibrant feeling that encourages you to join the city and be a part of it. It's just something I usually fail to explain, but let's say that London has something special that other cities despite being amazingly beautiful just don't have.

The pub is just 100m. from Trafalgar Square. We didn't make it to come in, that day Londoners were celebrating the anniversary of the end of WW2 and the pubs in the area were crowded.

The trip was fantastic despite the heat (hey, London was hot like hell and we didn't have a single drop of rain! ), since we had already been there twice before we could focus in the areas and activities we had previously enjoyed the most. British way of life is just wonderful and in many cases an example to others, and that's one of the reasons I was visitting London for the third time in my life. I as well know Birmingham and Coventry in UK.

About London vs other places I know, I must confess I travel less often than I'd liked to, so the only other main European city I know so far (besides Madrid, obviously) is Paris. Although I consider Paris just more beautiful than London and a must if visitting Europe, it just lacks something London definitely has got. Paris makes you feel like you're in a huge museum while London gives you that vibrant feeling that encourages you to join the city and be a part of it. It's just something I usually fail to explain, but let's say that London has something special that other cities despite being amazingly beautiful just don't have.

Thats fantastic to hear, thanks for the review. Also about the heat - we are currently in a drought - SE England has only had 5 inches of rain all year. :cheers: - Do you like our drinking habbitats? lol ;)

very London.nice pics

Beautiful pictures!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR SOME CITY SHOTS!

Patachou, I am astonished at your ability to comb the archives for dormant threads of London. I will move this to Urban Showcase for original photography.

Patachou, I am astonished at your ability to comb the archives for dormant threads of London. I will move this to Urban Showcase for original photography.

Good job! You're an excellent moderator.

Patachou, I am astonished at your ability to comb the archives for dormant threads of London. I will move this to Urban Showcase for original photography.

I used to do that the few months after I joined the forum, you explore what was said and shown before and sometimes you forget that the threads are old when you post an answer. There's nothing bad about it, I don't why it pisses mod of so much :) (exept when the threads are troll nests of course).

Now that's a walkable city...the pics show people everywhere. I wish more American downtowns could look like this

Lovely pictures.

Nice London photos :okay:

Wow, from 2005...

Great! That´s how I remember London.