Snapshots of London (picture heavy!)

[J Honcanese]

Inspired by snow ninja's thread on his travels to HK and Vietnam, I thought I'd share some of the best pictures from my recent trips to London.

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This is the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames, with the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral near the centre of the picture. I think this is a pretty neat representation of London as a whole because it's a mix of the great history of the old and the innovation of the new.


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This is the Millennium Bridge looking in the opposite direction. The big building is the Tate Modern, which is a disused 1930s power plant converted into a modern art museum.


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A street market in Camden, a hip neighbourhood in North London, famous as a centre of alternative culture (think goths, punks and alternative bands).

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The tattoo and goth/punk shops along the main street in Camden.


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A row of colourful houses down a side street in Camden.


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Like the rest of London, Camden is also a jumble of old and new.


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A random street in West Central London, not far from Hyde Park.


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Iconic Tower Bridge - one of London's best known tourist attractions.


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London's cool new city hall, very close to Tower Bridge.

[J Honcanese]

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The view from the top.


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Fortunately for me, there was a point when all the clouds over the bridge suddenly disappeared. I love how the little kid walked right into this picture.


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London has the highest number of mixed marriages anywhere on Earth, so I wasn't surprised to see this family. The mom is East Asian (I'm assuming Chinese) whereas the dad is South Asian. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the baby's face!


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A random pink building near Covent Garden.


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Covent Garden market - the setting of several important scenes in the musical 'My Fair Lady'.


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The coolest sky-bridge ever.


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Inside the British Museum, which is the home of tons of historical artifacts from around the world, including the Rosetta Stone, some Egyptian Mummies and treasures from the Middle East.


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Piccadilly Circus at dusk.

[J Honcanese]

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Nightfall at St. Paul's Cathedral.


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London's Chinatown. It's not very big but it's right in the centre of the West End.


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Leicester Square, literally a street away from Chinatown. The square is lined with big cinemas and theatres.


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This was the UK premiere of 'The Bucket List'. I didn't hang around for long so I didn't see Morgan Freeman.


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The Millennium Bridge by night.


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The only reason these benches were empty was because it was a cold, windy night. And finally here's the last one of the whole lot... it turned out a bit blurry though:

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[snow ninja]

deadly pics JH.

London looks a lot cleaner than i envisioned.

i envisioned stone castles and foggy damp streets.

i like those futuristic architectures too.