Gates
2016年11月7日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
I really liked these big red iron gates that go across Gerrard Street. Are these to keep out traffic or are they merely decorative? I noticed that many of the streets around the Chinatown districtもっと詳しく
Late Night Shopping
2016年11月7日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
I made it back to this colorful little street near Jen Cafe for some more shooting. I'm surprised that I was able to find it again. I'm glad that I did because I really wanted to do some more shootingもっと詳しく
Goodnight, Chinatown!
2016年11月7日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
All of my tiredness was starting to catch up with me now so I decided to call it a night and head back to the hotel. With a last look back at the big gate, I left Chinatown and headed back toもっと詳しく
The Lineup Part Two
2016年11月7日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
I was so into those London black taxis! On the way back to the hotel I set up the tripod right on the taxi line and started getting some good stuff. I was thinking that at least one of the driversもっと詳しく
Let's Call It a Night
2016年11月7日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
After I was done taking pictures this was the hotel I came back to. It really looks so impressive! The location of this hotel was perfect. It's so nice staying right in the middle of everything ratherもっと詳しく
BK Breakfast
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
We decided to just get a quick breakfast at Burger King, right next to the hotel. Once we ordered our food, we learned that they put ketchup on their breakfast sandwiches over here. It ruined theもっと詳しく
Here in the Underground
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 34 °F
After we finished eating breakfast, we got on the subway, or underground as it's called here, and headed for Monument. That was our stop for visiting Sky Garden.
The underground is a great way to getもっと詳しく
Leicester Square Station
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 34 °F
I'm surprised by how fast we're learning how to get around on the underground. I think, being used to the New York City subway system, we have a big advantage over other visitors to London. I reallyもっと詳しく
The Walkie Talkie Building
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Sky Garden was located here, at the top of the Walkie Talkie building, on 20 Fenchurch Street. I don't know how the building got that name because, although it has an odd and unique shape, I don'tもっと詳しく
Enjoy the View
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Sky Garden is such a great place to visit and I'm so glad we came. There are a few restaurants here too. I'd like to come back some evening and eat here. I'm thinking that the views at night areもっと詳しく
On Top of London
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Sky Garden, an observatory in the Walkie Talkie building was the first touristy thing that we did in London and I'm so glad we got to see it. Sky Garden is free to visit, but you need to makeもっと詳しく
Kathy
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
We saw so much of London from Sky Garden. I couldn't believe that it's free to come here! Every other observation tower that I've ever heard of charges so much money just to get a view of the city.もっと詳しく
The Shard
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
The Shard is one of the few buildings in the London skyline that I know of. We got a very good view of it from Sky Garden. The Shard also has an observation deck but, unlike Sky Garden, it's not free.もっと詳しく
Smile!
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
Kathy's been talking a lot of selfie photos on this trip. That's one aspect of photography I've never really had much success at. I'm never quite sure what part of the camera to look at and I alwaysもっと詳しく
The Gherkin
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
The Gherkin is another British skyscraper that I know about. I have no idea what the name is supposed to mean but it sounds Indian to me. I first learned about this building from the game SimCity.もっと詳しく
What a View!
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
The view from Sky Garden was absolutely breathtaking! I'm surprised that this place is not promoted a lot more in all the tourist sites about London. I only found it mentioned on one site, almost asもっと詳しく
Shutterbug
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
Kathy was taking a lot of pictures in Sky Garden. I like seeing her showing some interest in photography. I don't think she'll ever start to use a DSLR but I'm hoping. I remember her being quite goodもっと詳しく
Sky Garden
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
Sky Garden is not just a meaningless name. There really is a beautiful garden up here. Not just in one section of the floor but all around us. All the foliage, combined with the spectacular views,もっと詳しく
Big City
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
I really love the view of London from the top of Sky Garden. The mix of old and new architecture is amazing to see. One thing that really surprised me was how much construction is going on in London.もっと詳しく
Enjoy the View
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
We had a great time at Sky Garden. I'm surprised that it's not a lot more crowded here, especially considering that it's free to visit! I just wish we knew more of London's famous and iconic buildingsもっと詳しく
Enjoying a Cuppa
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
Sky Garden is not just a fancy name. There really is a big garden up there. Well, more like an aboretum since it was mostly trees and very big plants. We walked through it, seeing the view from allもっと詳しく
Waiting for Admittance
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
I'm glad we made it to Sky Garden early in the day. When we arrived we were able to go right up to the observation deck but this is what it looked like when we got back down. I'm thinking that theもっと詳しく
Monument Station
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
On the way back to the subway, we stopped at a drugstore to pick up a few things and had a bit of confusion about how a sale was priced. The sign said 3 for 2. To us, that meant 3 items for a cost ofもっと詳しく
Down to the Underground
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
By now, it was time to head back into the underground and take a train to Leicester Square. We had just enough time to have an early dinner before meeting our guide for our first Tours by Foot tour.もっと詳しく
Going Deep
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
It's sometimes many levels down to get on the proper train and the escalators are so steep. I don't know know true it is, by I've heard that when the escalators are not working, the trains will notもっと詳しく



























