London - Part 4

The Globe Tavern - I thought it was a newspaper publisher!

This is one of the many shopping districts in what is know as the West End.

I am sorry to say I don't remember which one, we went through several.

I believe it was on Regents Street.

 I love how this building curves.

This part of London is where you can do some serious shopping,

at some very serious prices.  Too rich for my blood!

To me this is a very iconic scene.

This grand building is Lillywhites,

a sports store!  Somehow puts REI or Cabelas to shame.

It is on the edge of Piccadilly Circus.
I always assume Piccadilly Circus was, well, a circus.
I had no idea it was really a large roundabout!

The famous TV screen at somewhere.

 My daughter informed me that this is not the one at Piccadilly Circus.

So I don't know where the heck it is.

If anyone does know, let me know.

Here you can actually see an image on the big screen.

The Phantom of the Opera!

To me this is what you think of when you hear -

London / Theater.

The West End is famous for theater and shopping.

Here is a play, The Caretaker,  that actor Jonathan Pryce is in.

This is Trafalgar Square.  Learn more about it.

It is one of the world's most visited sites.

It was hard to get a good picture of it due to the proximity of the bus.

A couple of the lions guarding Lord Nelson, one of Britain's military heroes
who was mortally wounded during the Battle of Trafalgar.

Once again, due to the overcast sky, the picture is dark,

but here is a faraway shot of the Lord Nelson monument.

 Just a quick look down the street from Trafalgar Square,

what do you see?  Yup - Big Ben!

London - Part 3

As I mentioned in a previous post,

I loved the architecture in London.

Street after street you have these magnificent buildings,

which usually have a business on the bottom level and

some type of housing on the upper levels.

Although I would dare say that most of us could not afford to live in them.

VERY EXPENSIVE!

I could not get over how clean these buildings look.

(I know my pictures are quite dark because of the rainy weather.)

London is a old, huge city but many of the buildings

are very white or a light color.

I thought that green part was a bit odd.

Not sure why it was that way.

A pub - it reminded me of Venice actually.

My touring was done in such a short time

but I believe this is Kensington Gardens.

Someone correct me if I am wrong.

A dark colored building.

Really there aren't that many in the heart of London.

Or at least the part I saw.

 

This is a memorial to Animals In War.

It is to honor the 8 millions animals that served during wartime.

Our guide said, "Believe me, we have kept track of every single animal.

From dogs to horses, camels to elephants and every single carrier pigeon."

 

Interesting tribute to the horse.

Two things I have learned about the British -

they love their dogs (everyone seems to have one)

and they love horses.

Springtime is starting to appear!