England

Above London suburbs

[September, 2011] It was a sunny day in London, which is rare. I was sitting at the window seat and just about arriving at Heathrow. This does not happen so often, so I took out my…

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Open House

[September, 2011] In London there is an event called Open House. More than 700 private but significant buildings open their doors to the public. It is only two days in a year. This time, we visited…

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Dockland

[September, 2011] I haven’t been to London Dockland for a long time. The place I am standing is on the bridge above London Victoria Dock just outside of a big conference/fair venue called ExCel. The area…

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London Zoo

[July, 2011] I went to London Zoo to take some photos. Unfortunately it was raining on and off. But I had not been to the zoo for soooo long, and it was very enjoyable. And…

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London Coliseum

[July, 2011] I went to London Coliseum this week. This theatre is the home of English National Opera, but this time I went to see a ballet ‘Romeo&Juliet. Two top stars from Bolshoi, Ivan Vassiliev…

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Famous OXO tower

[April, 2010] There are a lot of famous buildings in London, so maybe many tourists overlook this OXO Tower by the river Thames, but this is another well-known building in this city. Built as a…

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Christmas decorations

[November, 2010] Around the beginning of November, the streets in London are decorated with Christmas theme. The photo is from Carnaby Street near Oxford Street and Regent Street in the centre of the city. Regent…

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Grown-ups as well as kids

[July, 2010] This is a photo of the garden of Somerset House in London. On a hot day in summer, grown-ups as well as kids were playing around the fountain, as well as some pigeons….