It would not take too many guesses where we landed. The taxi's and buses are a dead give away.
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This is the main London shopping area early on a Sunday morning.You could have fired a cannon down the street and not hit a thing.
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We thought driving in the US was hectic until we hit London. Driving deteriorated the more we headed into Europe.
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Piccadilly Circus in all it's splendor. Note the millenium clock above the Fosters sign, it reads 489 days left.
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Most of the English row houses would have planter boxes out the front of them. Shy little petal isn't she?
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We have no idea what this store was advertising or selling, but their displays catch your eye.
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On our way to Trafalgar Square.
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Red phone boxes, red buses and black cabs are everywhere.
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Can you say cholesterol? We felt our arteries harden just walking past this bakery.
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Still trying to find Trafalgar Square.
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No idea what this is, but it made a great picture. Oh, do you know the way to Trafalgar Square?
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A neat building known as "Naval Arch".
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"Bobbies" riding the beat on horseback.
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Hooray, we found Trafalgar Square with Lord Nelson keeping watch.
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This is the other side of "Naval Arch" in the middle of Trafalgar Square.
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Talk about friendly pigeons, you're better off getting mugged on a New York subway.
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This is the exact time our video camera stopped working. No, Fitzy did not crack the lens....again.
;-)
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Way down the middle of the street you can see one of London's landmarks.
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Don't know what time it is?
Ask "Big Ben".
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We managed to catch the changing of the guard. It's on once a day at 11 a.m., if you miss it, tough.
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Talk about pomp and ceremony, they even include the horse when changing the guard.
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The famous 10 Downing Street.
This is a close as you get due to anti-terrorism measures. The white doorway at the end of the street is where the British Prime Minister resides.
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You have London Bridge overlooking the Tower of London.
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London Tower in it's finest. The green patch was the original moat and sewerage system.
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The main entrance to London Tower.
Sorry about some of the photo's being dark, it was pretty cloudy that day.
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This character is a "Beefeater". They're job is to primarily protect London Tower and secondly walking conduct tours. This was one of the best tours we had been on, solely due to the Beefeater and his theatrics.
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The black bird is one of the Ravens that live in the Tower complex. They are huge, about the size of a goose.
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Apparently they were attracted to the blood that flowed from executions.They are kept as a reminder of how it used to be.
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This is one of the guards that protect the Crown Jewels. The march and act like toy soldiers but carry live machine guns and flak jackets.
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Some of the back street of the Tower.
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That's it, blend in, act like Tommy Tourist and no-one will notice you.
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Here's a small section of the London Tower Armoury.
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London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.......
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Now there's a head only a mother could love!
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Now there's a good looking sort.
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This is the original Hard Rock Cafe. It's the one that started the theme restaurant ball rolling.
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Believe it or not, Poms would pay $1.50 per hour to sit in these deck chairs in the middle of Hyde Park. Talk about mad dogs and Englishmen.
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Yep, that's Buckingham Palace. They had no real beer in the fridge so we did not stay long.
;-)
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This was taken in the toilets of Hyde Park tube station. It must warm the cockles of your heart to win the "Best Loo" award.
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This my friends is a million bucks on wheels. The MClaren F1 street car in all it finest.
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This was a mere £95,000-00.
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There's my vehicle. The nice new one NEXT to the yellow one.
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