(Including Windsor)
(United Kingdom Flag)
(Map of the United Kingdom)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005:
My plane arrived in London around 6:30am local time.
Hotelink effficiently delivered me to my hotel, the Park Plaza Riverbank.
This ultra modern hotel is conveniently located on the Albert Enbankment.
The hotel is pictured above on the extreme left.
Just across the river from my hotel are the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
The pictures below were taken from my flight on British Airway's London Eye,
the world's largest observation wheel.
It takes the wheel about 35 minutes to make a complete revolution.
The wheel reaches a height of 140 meters (458 feet).
After my London Eye flight I took a cruise down the River Thames.
You can see the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral rising behind the Blackfriars Bridge.
Approaching the Tower Bridge with the HMS Belfast in the foreground.
10 minute video filmed in London along the River Thames. |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2005:
This is Buckingham Palace.
The changing of the guard takes place each morning around 11:00am.
St. James Park.
Horse Guards Parade.
The busy streets of London.
Trafalgar Square.
Trafalgar Square.
Piccadilly Circus.
Wellington Arch.
Westminster Abbey.
10 minute video of several London landmarks starting with Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard. |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005:
It was a damp day on Thursday as I traveled to the city of Windsor.
This is Windsor Castle.
This is one of the many official residences of the royal family.
The streets of Windsor lined with shops.
The River Thames separates the cities of Windsor and Eton.
The famous Eton College for boys.
5 minute video of Windsor, England focusing mainly on Windsor castle. |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005:
I began my Saturday with a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral.
I climbed over 500 steps to the top of the cathedral dome for a spectacular view of London.
Looking east from the cathedral dome.
The cathedral dome.
If you look closely you can see people at the top of the dome.
The Tower Bridge.
Looking east from the top of the Tower Bridge.
Looking west from the top of the Tower Bridge.
The Tower of London.
Royal Albert Hall.
Albert Memorial.
11 minute video starts at St. Paul's Cathedral and the view from the top of the dome. Tower Bridge is next and the video ends with fireworks over the Thames. |
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2005:
Madame Tussaud's wax museum.
Kew Gardens.
Kew Gardens.
Kew Gardens.
Kew Gardens.
6 minute video of Kew Gardens. |
London after the sun goes down.
London after the sun goes down.
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
9 minute video of London's Thames Festival. |
I returned to London in the fall of 2012.
Click HERE for details of that trip.
Click above to continue to my next adventure, PARIS.
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