Day out in London with Ai-san - London September 2009
Day out in London with Ai-san
Saturday 12th September 2009
A gloriously touristy sort of a day out in London with Chie and Ai-san, including breakfast at the Regency Cafe, and a tour around Westminster Abbey.
London September 2009
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| 11:28:41 Chie and Ai-san in the Regency Cafe. | 11:49:40 Chie and Ai-san outside the Regency. | 11:59:33 Heading for Westminster Abbey via the back entrance, I am rather fond of this shop - J. Wippell and Company Ltd, ecclesiastical tailors. |
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| 11:59:43 There's the sign. | 12:01:44 One of the lesser known gateways into Westminster Abbey. | 12:04:42 In the rather nice little courtyard at the back of the abbey which is also a school - very Oxbridge sort of feel to it here. |
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| 12:04:48 ....isn't that nice? | 12:06:05 A more familiar view of Westminster Abbey. | 12:49:06 Part way round on the tour now (unfortunately photos aren't allowed inside)... |
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| 12:49:19 The inside of the cloisters... | 12:51:01 ...you can't beat a good cloister. | 12:52:08 ...the nice little courtyard garden, which is unfortunately closed off most of the time, so you can just peek through the railings here. |
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| 12:52:16 ....same thing in landscape. | 12:52:39 ....nice to be able to see Victoria Tower of the Houses of Parliament behind there. | 12:54:36 More bits of the abbey complex. |
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| 12:54:46 ...and some more cloisters. | 13:01:46 ....and more of the same. | 13:50:33 After leaving Westminster, time for some very touristy pictures in Parliament Square! |
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| 13:51:57 ...there's me and Big Ben. | 13:52:15 ...and me and Chie - note Chie is standing on a wall here, she hasn't suddenly got taller. | 14:02:12 We happened to pass Horse Guards parade just as they were changing the guard, which was nice. |
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| 14:02:20 ...although initially we were standing in the way a bit... | 14:05:09 What happened to the colours here? Crazy! | 14:06:29 ...that's a bit more sane. |
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| 15:18:56 There's Trafalgar Square, just after a wander round the National Gallery. |
