Emirates Air Line and East London
Saturday 8th December 2012
First time on the Emirates Air Line - the cable car crossing the Thames at North Greenwich - and also did a bit of exploration of East London.
London December 2012
John's Pictures

10:50:11
I bought a holly wreath this morning, so thought I'd take a picture of it as we were heading out.

11:03:26
On the tube, I excitedly took a picture of this new section of the TFL network we'd be going on today.

11:26:59
In North Greenwich tube station.

11:27:46
Some shots of the Millenium Dome...

11:27:54
....can you see the people climbing up it?

11:29:30

11:31:06
First glimpse of the cable car.

11:33:36
I was surprised how high it was!

11:34:08
Waiting to get in the cable car.

11:37:12
Taken from inside the cable car.

11:37:42
I rather like this picture of Chie and Erika (in her little strawberry hat) enjoying the view.

11:38:02

11:39:08
A picture of the three of us kindly taken by the people we were sharing the cable car with.

11:39:52
The North side of the Thames.

11:40:00
Nice sky today.

11:42:35
The Millenium Dome as seen from the cable car.

11:44:52
Almost at the other side now.

11:53:26

12:12:37
At Canning Town DLR station.

12:28:44
Interesting door knocker on Narrow Street.

12:41:19
Walking along the Thames with Canary Wharf in the background.

12:41:42

12:50:31
The Prospect of Whitby.

12:57:54
Chie and Erika in the Prospect of Whitby.

12:58:40
The view of the Thames from just outside where we were sitting.

13:17:41
Me, Erika and our pub lunches.

13:18:32
My vegetarian fish and chips.

13:27:39
Me and Erika.

13:29:58
Chie and Erika.

14:04:49
We thought since we were in the area we'd pop into the Brunel Museum.

14:05:32
I rather liked this little suspension bridge style bench.

14:13:36
Inside the museum.

14:14:50

14:23:25
The Brunel Museum, formerly the engine house of the Thames Tunnel.

14:23:49

14:26:05
View along the Thames from near the Brunel Museum.

14:26:18

14:26:44

14:49:17
Dalston Junction!

16:01:19
A late coffee at the Wilton Way Cafe in Hackney.

16:05:33
I liked the lamp shades in this cafe.

16:05:53
Another picture of the interior of the cafe.

16:13:04
Erika and Chie in the cafe.

16:37:45
Sunset from Hackney Central station.

22:20:39
In the evening, when we met up with Chie's friend Christina and her husband Vassilis.

22:21:09
Same again but with Chie and me having swapped places.