London - the happy tourist

By the end of my time in London I was happy to shoot my little camera and capture the fantastic skies and places.

 On Piccadilly looking towards Green Park Tube

 Green Park

 Green Park is between Piccadilly and Pall Mall

 The weather was clear, dry and sunny and cold - lovely.

 Afternoon light and lengthening shadows

One of the very grand old houses along the park - surely not still a private home.

 Another one

 Another one - smaller and more believable

 Yes well this says it all - a bygone era

 Another one - former town houses of luminaries such as William Kent

 Pall Mall

 By accident came across a famous address with fancy gates

 very fancy lights

 it seemed famiiar

 The sun was just behind the palace

 Canada Gates

 Closer

 When you see something you know from the media it's strange to see it in reality

 Australia gate - a roadway - symbolised by a figure cuddling a kangaroo - oh what a relief - reassured by the stereotype!

St James Park - so I guess this is close to the heart of the old British Empire and Royal Family - just a few pleasant open spaces and incredible relics of another age.

 Walked along Millbank from tate Britain past the Houses of parliament

 Detailing

 From Westminster Bridge - quite a way off

 It's always fabulous to see a city at night

Looking across to South Bank - you can walk from Westminster Bridge all the way to London Bridge past the Festival Hall, lots of restaurants up to Tate Modern and the Millenium Bridge to Borough Markets.