I guess there are tourist-y things that the masses usually see in certain cities - case in point, the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace:
I'm not kidding - there were HORDES of people:
This is basically all I managed to see :(
(Aiyo - I'm 5'4" but that's so short by European standards):
I gave up soon after and was slowly walking away from the palace when I managed to catch a fairly good glimpse of the horse guards (Wah, they look so cool):
I ambled down the road along the perimeter of Hyde Park, and came across a Queen's guard outpost.... Here's a slightly better look at one of them:
Couldn't get up closer though, because he was actually cordoned off with a spiky fence. Apparently no one's allowed to approach the Queen's guard anymore because one of them finally lost their cool after some harassment by a Colombian student.
(Ah well, I guess it was just a matter of time - the guards have undoubtably been suffering from years and years of patience testing from cheeky people....)
Here are some other icons of London I came across while walking around - the red telephone box, with the Big Ben clock tower in the background:
Also, a slightly newer icon, the London Eye:
I don't want to overload you in one round so I'll save the rest of my London photos for another post lah. :)
(Hope you enjoyed this bunch though.... Happy Wednesday!)
Hugs,
J
THE REST OF THE SET - J'S LONDON 2009 POSTS:
- London 2009, Part 1
- London 2009, Part 3
- London 2009, Part 4
- OR go to J's Main Travel Page for more options. :)
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London.. lol!! Actually my wife and I planned to go there last year to attend her brother's graduation ceremony... but she got pregnant in the process.. hahahah!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL..we have overlap! almost like i was there witchu but not:P
ReplyDeleteto thule a.k.a leo:
ReplyDeleteHaha...
Leo! Your planning fail lah..... :P
to CUMI & CIKI:
I wish that was the case that we had been in London at the same time - we would have definitely painted London a rockin shade of red together. :) :)
I didn't care much for the changing of the guards, but when rif went to London with me, he insisted we go watch. He got to watch everything because he's 6 feet tall. I saw the back of people's head only.
ReplyDeleteto Bangsar-bAbE:
ReplyDeleteHaha... Well, it's all about give and take in a relationship, right? :)
You must admire them for standing so still so long
ReplyDeleteto backStreetGluttons:
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! :) I don't think I could do it.....
I love the last photo!
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to UnkaLeong:
ReplyDeleteThanks. :)
The sky there is so erratic though! One moment beautiful, the other gloomy and depressing.....
So typical of London anyway...and the same with Duesseldorf now.
ReplyDeleteto The Innovative Baker:
ReplyDeleteWell, its what gives London its unique character, I guess! :)