British Museum, London - looking through the plantings for the Australia exhibit.
British Museum, London
Sutton Hoo helmet!
If this only had tassels..... British Museum, London
Mummified cat, Egyptian exhibit British Museum
The Rosetta Stone - a tick off my "Bucket List" of things to see before I died. British Museum, London
British Museum
British Library in the foreground; St. Pancras hotel and Eurostar terminal right behind. View from our hotel room, London.
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey - largest indoor graveyard. At times, quite moving; at others, a bit creepy, if we're honest. London
West Entrance, Westminster Abbey. The lovely Duchess of Cambridge entered these doors a commoner and left a Duchess. Nice work if you can get it. London
London Eye, Thames River.
One of the see through capsules on the London Eye. I will tell you that the A/C in this capsule worked surprisingly well.
An Engineer's view of the Eye.
Heading up, but looking back....
Millennium Bridge - or, as our guide called it - "The Big Wobble".
Looking down from the London Eye on the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben on the far side; tube station on the left. You can see the spires of Westminster Abbey as well.
View down the Thames from the London Eye.
On the water tour now - cominug up on Parliament and Big Ben.
Waves from onlookers are supposed to bring good luck, particularly if they aren't immediately preceded by rubbish being tossed down.
The London Eye
The OXO tower, as viewed from the Thames.
The Big Wobble.
London Bridge - which, thankfully, wasn't falling down as we cruised past.
Iconic Tower Bridge.
