Buckingham Palace: West or Garden Front
Outside Buckingham Palace -facing away to the crowds of tourists on the east side. The distant statue is the Victoria Memorial.
Victoria Memorial
Buckingham Palace: East Front. We did go inside, but no photography was allowed.
Close up of a portion of the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace.
Our hotel room in London
A view out the window of our hotel room in London. The building we're in looks like these buildings across the street.
Big Ben.
The London Eye. It's 443ft high, and we went on it. The building next to it is London County Hall, though it houses tourist attractions now.
A view down at London County Hall from the London Eye.
A view straight down from the London Eye.
Views of the city from the London Eye. The domed building is St Paul's Cathedral. The barely visible bridge is Blackfriar's Bridge. The tall building left of center is CityPoint (417ft, aka Brittanic House). The tall building right of center is Broadgate Tower (538ft). On the far left are some apartment towers (Lauderdale Tower, Barbican Estate). The building in the foreground right side is used by IBM.
Amanda and Kevin...
Waterloo Bridge and King's College London (The structure above the bridge and along the river.)
Some other tourists on the London Eye. There is that one empty spot. Not sure why it's like that...
I did not take this picture... (mine didn't come out as good as Benda's)
Inside the London Eye thingie.
The next thingie over
Big Ben from the London Eye.
Views of the city from the London Eye. I believe those are the Lambeth and Vauxhall Bridges. (Over the Thames, of course) The tower on the right is Millbank Tower (387ft).
Big Ben (St Stephen's Tower) / Houses of Parliament (aka Palace of Westminster) and the Westminster Bridge from the London Eye.
Close up of the Golden Jubilee footbridges -opened in 2003.
More views of the city from the London Eye. The lower right building is a partial view of the London County Hall. The distant skyscraper is a new apartment building under construction named Strata (aka Castle House).
The London Eye
Me, Amanda, and Kevin
The London Eye and County Hall.
Big Ben (St Stephen's Tower)
Close up of Big Ben. Big Ben actually refers to the bell inside: 9-ft diameter, 7'-6" high, and weighs 13 tons (13,760 Kg)
A portion of the Houses of Parliament. Statue of Oliver Cromwell.
Big Ben as seen over the parliament roof line.
Big Ben
Brenda taking picture of the Houses of Parliament. 250,000sq ft, 1100 rooms, 3 miles of corridors, 100 staircases.
Houses of Parliament: Victoria Tower
Statue of Richard I outside Houses of Parliament building.
Close up of a portion of Houses of Parliament building.
Victoria Tower's Sovereign's Entrance.
Amanda
Statue of George V near Westminster Abbey
Amanda and Kevin
Houses of Parliament with Central Tower visible.
Detail close up of Westminster Abbey. Lady Chapel portion
Detail close up of Westminster Abbey. Lady Chapel portion.
Houses of Parliament doorway
