London27-31 January 2005 |
My trip started with a brief stop in New York City, at dusk, before taking a red-eye flight to London Heathrow. |
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I was on United, of course. Above and left : JFK Airport, from the Airtrain |
When I got to LHR I took the tube into the city. Right: New York City subway Below: London subway, at the airport station |
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Left: Clocktower at Parliament, containing Big Ben |
Right: Statue of Oliver Cromwell outside Parliament Below: Westminster Abbey |
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Left: Detail on Parliament |
Right: Jewel Tower, where no jewels have been kept for hundreds of years It did contain an exhibit on the history of the British Parliament, and a set of standard volume measures (below). |
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| Right: In the Jewel Tower staircase |  |
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Left: Out a Jewel Tower window towards Westminster Abbey |
| Right: Parliament |  |
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Right: Street near St. Paul's Cathedral, the Salvation Army Headquarters, and the Millennium Bridge Below: The Millennium Bridge, across the Thames to the Tate Modern Museum |
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Above: From the Millennium Bridge, looking down the Thames to the London Bridge and Tower Bridge Below: Looking back across the Millennium Bridge to the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Right: The main hall of the Tate Modern Art Museum |  |
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Left: Tate Modern exhibit halls Below: Escalators at the Tate Modern |
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| Many more to come... |