Big
Ben on a mostly sunny crisp winter day. We were on our way to Westminster
Abby from the British Museum when this picture was taken.
A
government building just to the right of Westminster. I have NO IDEA what
happens there, but the building looked very cool.
The
changing of the Horse Guard at Buckingham Palace. The Queen Victoria Monument
watches over the whole proceeding.
Matt
and Laurel standing near Tower Hill with Tower Bridge in the background
- this was just before we took the train east to call on an old friend
of ours that that turned out not to be at home. We waited for a little
while in the dark paneled foyer, but decided to return another day and
do a little catching up.
Westminster
Abby. This place was AMAZING. We took the normal audio tour and then wondered
around looking at this and that for hours. Probably the most beautiful
church that I have ever been in. A MUST-SEE on any London stop-over.
A
marble version of this statue is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
When I saw it there I fell in love with it and completely forgot to write
down the name and sculptor information. I was more than surprised to find
a copy in the Victoria and Albert Museum. It is titled, Peasent Woman
Nursing a Baby and is by Jules Dalou (1838-1902). Apparently it was
one of many studies done before the marble piece in Amsterdam was completed.
Beautiful! Click on the image to see a larger one and a picture of the
Marble statue is here.
Laurel
at a Harry Potter landmark in King’s Cross Station. After seeing
the first movie again recently I realized that the spot used in the film
was on the actual platform and this was put here, well out of the way
of the trains, to keep the tourists from crowding actual passengers.
Laurel
on Tower Hill with the Tower of London behind her and one of the many
double-decker buses made it into the shot. We had a really great day out
in London.
This
is on or near the spot where Lady Anne Boleyn was beheaded inside the
Tower. In the center is a crystal pillow – regardless of the charges
against her she was the former Queen of England and in addition to the
use of a sword instead of an axe for the deed, she was afforded a plush
silk pillow so that her neck wouldn’t touch the block… The
monument was a new addition from when I was there in 2002 – very
pretty.
Laurel
on the Tower Grounds – sort of near the raven rookery.
A
plaque commemorating the spot in White Tower where it is believed the
remains of Edward V and his brother were found – spooky.
A
display in White Tower of one set of Henry VIII’s personal and horse
armor.
Laurel
with two Canadian soldiers that fought at one point for England and were
present at the changing of the Horse Guard.
A
Princess Diana Memorial Walk plaque. They were spaced every fifty feet
of so beside a small park near Buckingham palace. There were wreaths of
flowers on some of the ones that were out of the high traffic areas.
England
2002 & 2003
