Friday, February 23, 2007

Tower Bridge & area


Here's the Tower Bridge, built in 1894 it was the most sophisticated bridge built in its time. It's one of those bridges that open up in the middle to let large boats pass.
This is the Tower of London - situated nearby Tower Bridge and by the tube stop Tower Hill. It's over 900 years old and was founded by William the Conqueror in 1066-7.

It's been a fortress, prison, place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house. I haven't gone inside yet but maybe before it's time to go home I will take a tour.

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Thurs afternoon

It's been a long time since my last post but February has been a rather blah month. A few highlights I turned 29 and my wallet was stolen on the tube - how London. Besides that, there hasn't been much to say. Today is my 2nd last day at work at the law firm. I don't know if I already mentioned but it's located in what's called The City. There seem to be 3 main areas of London - City, Central and West End. So when I worked at KF that was in Central (I think) and when we got to Leicester Square that's in the West End (which is also where all the theatres are) and the City is where the big banks/law firms/major corporations are and it's basically east central London. Anyway, I'll continue posting pics soon. :)

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Thursday, February 08, 2007

Kensington Palace

This past weekend was a throwback to the early days in London, when every weekend was spend sightseeing. Supa came down and we went to the Tate Modern on Friday night and the British Museum on Saturday. Saw much more of the BM this time as it doesn't seem to suck Supa's energy the way it did to poor HD. :)
Way back in October Nella popped over from home to visit HD & I for 2 weeks. During this time we did quite a lot of sightseeing in London and I took a bunch of pictures which I never posted. Since we're taking a break now from travelling outside the country due to insufficient funds, I think it's a good time to post some of these pics.

So here's Kensington Palace & Gardens. Nella & I went on a nice fall afternoon to check out the one-time home of Princess Diana, Queen Victoria, and other royals.

The Orangery also known as the Greenhouse, it used to be used to house plants during winter and now is the palace restaurant.


Sunken Garden

Queen Victoria, sculpted by her fourth daughter, Princess Louise who was a resident in the palace from 1873 to 1939. The statue shows the Queen at the time of her accession and was commissioned by the residents of Kensington to commemorate her Golden Jubilee in 1887. It was erected in its present position in 1893, in a ceremony attended by the Queen herself.

Kensington Palace

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