London

I will post here my shots from London. Boy did Momma Sue find a great hotel with an amazing location. First floor of the hotel? Yup, a pub! And a 45 second walk east got us to this

Westminster Abbey by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Thanks!!! You are correct Justin, we had at best a 5 minute walk to St. James Park, maybe 7 mins to Big Ben and 7 mins to Buckingham Palace. I did make a walk to Tower Bridge one night to take a few shots of it, turned out to be a 7 mile round trip, legs thanked me the next day!

 

I believe that would seem correct, at least I felt that was how it was!

Here is one from the end of my 7 mile walk at night

Across the Thames by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Thanks Dennis!

My father and I picked July 10th to watch the changing of the guard. We come to find out that the Queen was in residence that day. Then a gentleman named Richard Clouston, who was from New Zealand. He said he was just here for the planes. So I said, what planes? He said that July 10th is the anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Britain, and today was the 75th Anniversary. There would be a flyover of 4 Spitfires, a Hurricane and some Typhoons. It was our lucky day. Here was our view of the Palace as we waited. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Buckingham Palace by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Here is the Queen and Prince William (and other royals I don't know)

The Queen by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Here is the Spitfire and Hurricane flyover

Battle of Britain Flyover by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

LOL!!

Here is the Spitfire and a Typhoon, the Typhoon was flying JUST above stall speed so he could "keep" up with the Spitfire.

Spitfire and a Typhoon by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

I think you are correct @ddindy as there seemed to be one on every corner!

Every corner a pub! by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

and some more pubs.....

More pubs! by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

My father and I went to the 72nd floor of the Shard, I believe the tallest building in Europe (or Western Europe at least) and it offered great views of London. Here is the Tower Bridge...

High above the Tower by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Big Ben!

Big Ben by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Here is a shot from my 7 mile walk, the Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

Same view as above, but during the day.

Tower Bridge by John Wolff, on Flickr

 

St. Paul's Cathederal

 

Yup @ddindy here is another Starbucks, ummm, I mean pub

Two Chairmen by John Wolff, on Flickr