England

[October, 2011] To get to the famous Big Ben in London, the nearest tube station is Westminster. Therefore, around the staircase from the station up to the Big Ben there are full of tourists and…

[October, 2011] One day in October, I went out to the Thames for a walk. Here there is London Eye, the famous big wheel. This was open to the public  in January 2000 and has…

[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…

[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…

[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…

[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…

[July, 2011] Photo at London Zoo.

[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…

[January, 2011] In a very cold day, we visited Henley-on-Thames, a very English town on the Thames river. Here they have a famous regatta in summer and it has got a wealthy atmosphere. In the…