stand on the Westminster...
by Pegasus74
stand on the Westminster Bridge and scrutinize the beauty of the impressive Big Ben, the famous Gothic clock tower of the British Houses of Parliament (a.k.a. Westminster Palace). The bells in the tower were named after the building contractor, Benjamin Hall, whom I presume was big. Today Big Ben strikes every hour with its characteristic loud chime. Other notable buildings hereabouts include the Westminster Abbey, crammed with memorials and famed as the crowning place of British monarchs, and the Westminster Cathedral.
Gorblimey!
by CliffClaven
Old Cliffie has to admit that he has never seen an episode of "EastEnders", the BBC soap opera of life in London. Who shot Phil Mitchell? Old Cliffie wouldn't know. The show started in 1985 and now screens four times a week. According to the BBC information pack, it has covered such varied topics as "rape, abortion, teenage pregnancy, homosexuality, drug addiction, prostitution, divorce, extramarital affairs, unmarried mothers, mixed marriages, murder, gambling, adoption, teenage runaways, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, drink driving and euthanasia". Good family entertainment, eh?
(Photo courtesy BBC)
The City: here you can see the...
by mulivieri
The City: here you can see the St. Poul Cathedral, The Millenium Bridge, The Tower Bridge and The Tower Of London. In the first one you can upstairs (the steps are infinite) so you can take a good view of London, from there you can also view the Millenium Bridge (from this point it's very nice, but when I saw it from a few meters I change my idea, it isn't so beautiful). In this zone you can see the Tower Bridge and if you want you can go up, but I don't advice it, because there isn't a good view. At the end of this zone there is the London Tower: I can say nothing to you about this because there were too much queue when I arrived and so I come back without enter there
Outdoor Plastic Urinals!
by AKtravelers
What a great idea for an area chock full of pubs like London's Soho -- plastic outdoor urinals! Believe me, after a few pubs, I was very happy to see this British custom out on a street corner. I guess the idea is that it will prevent people from peeing on the buildings or bugging local businesses to use the toilets. As far as I know, we don't have these in the United States but I know several places where they would be used often. Sadly, I didn't see the female equivelent.
I recommend that you don't use these toilets with your wallet vulnerable. I imagine that it could be quite easy but awkward to get pick-pocketed.
Local Breweries
by angiebabe
England famous for its beers - traditionally each area would have its own breweries but then there is also the institution of pubs under those breweries that can only have a brewery's beer or a freehouse that can sell what it likes.
To be continued.....
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Path to the Orangery from Hyde Park
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Beautiful bird
Baxter's Court, Hackney, London, UK.
