Downtown London- I took this pic. from the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral.
The present structure is the fifth cathedral to be built on the site. The weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill and many other occasions have graced this spiritual centre. Built of Portland stone with a Dome that rises to 365 feet and with Great Paul, the largest bell in England.
This is the front of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Buckingham Palace - Popularly known as "Buck House", has served as the Monarch`s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began its days in 1702 as the Duke of Buckingham`s city residence, built on the site of a notorious brothel, and was sold by the Duke`s son to George III in 1762.
Westminster Abbey is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century, establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this day. Dad and Courtney pooped out on me at about this point so I spent some time taking pictures is Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Downtown London and St. Paul's cathedral.
Squirrel behind Buckingham Palace.
Pidgin in the garden behind Buckingham Palace.
The Tower of London - Overlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and execution, it has variously been used as a royal residence, an armoury, a mint, a menagerie, an observatory and - a function it still serves - a safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels.
Royal sleeping chambers inside the Tower of London.
Ceremony at the Tower of London.
The Houses of Parliament contain the bell Big Ben that strikes on the quarter hour. A light in the clock tower tells when the House of Commons is in session. `Big Ben` - the ornate, gilded clock tower, strictly speaking refers only to the thirteen-ton main bell. It takes its name either from the original Commissioner of Works, Benjamin Hall, or a popular heavyweight boxer of the time, Benjamin
Caunt.
The Houses of Parliament from the water.
Tower Bridge- One of the most famous London attractions and just over a hundred years old, the Tower Bridge with its twin drawbridges, or
bascules, each weighing about 1,000 tons have been raised more then half a million times since it was built.
Tower Bridge
Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828. Built of white
Carrara marble, the design was taken from the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. It was erected to form a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace.
This is my dad and me at the pub in the picture below.
This is a street near out hotel. At the end of the street you can see the pub we played at our first night in town.
Downtown London- I took this pic. from the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral.
The present structure is the fifth cathedral to be built on the site. The weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill and many other occasions have graced this spiritual centre. Built of Portland stone with a Dome that rises to 365 feet and with Great Paul, the largest bell in England.
This is the front of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Buckingham Palace - Popularly known as "Buck House", has served as the Monarch`s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began its days in 1702 as the Duke of Buckingham`s city residence, built on the site of a notorious brothel, and was sold by the Duke`s son to George III in 1762.
Westminster Abbey is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century, establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this day. Dad and Courtney pooped out on me at about this point so I spent some time taking pictures is Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Downtown London and St. Paul's cathedral.
Squirrel behind Buckingham Palace.
Pidgin in the garden behind Buckingham Palace.
The Tower of London - Overlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and execution, it has variously been used as a royal residence, an armoury, a mint, a menagerie, an observatory and - a function it still serves - a safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels.
Ceremony at the Tower of London.
The Houses of Parliament contain the bell Big Ben that strikes on the quarter hour. A light in the clock tower tells when the House of Commons is in session. `Big Ben` - the ornate, gilded clock tower, strictly speaking refers only to the thirteen-ton main bell. It takes its name either from the original Commissioner of Works, Benjamin Hall, or a popular heavyweight boxer of the time, Benjamin Caunt.
The Houses of Parliament from the water.
Tower Bridge- One of the most famous London attractions and just over a hundred years old, the Tower Bridge with its twin drawbridges, or bascules, each weighing about 1,000 tons have been raised more then half a million times since it was built.
Tower Bridge
Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828. Built of white Carrara marble, the design was taken from the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. It was erected to form a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace.
This is my dad and me at the pub in the picture below.
This is a street near out hotel. At the end of the street you can see the pub we played at our first night in town.
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