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Monday, May 2, 2011

My World - Memories of London

It has been great to watch the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate recently and having seen the live coverage on TV certainly brought back wonderful flashbacks of my first visit to London several years ago.

Here are some photos from my trip for your viewing pleasure.

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The year was 2004 and I was among one of those people who stood in front of the gates of Buckingham Palace. Not as a royal guest but as a tourist.


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The large memorial in front of Buckingham Palace is called the Queen Victoria Memorial. It was also an ideal spot to view the changing of the guard performance at Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately, it was raining when we arrived and the ceremony didn't take place at all and I was naturally disappointed. :(

As the weather wasn't the greatest, we weren't able to take many good pictures.
However, here are some of my best shots.

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The London Eye.


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North side of Westminster Abbey.


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Big Ben and Houses of Parliament


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St. Paul's Cathedral

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An unknown structure. I don't remember the name of this building.


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And last but not least, here's the Tower Bridge, one of the many awe-inspiring beautiful landmarks that made me fall so truly, madly, deeply in love with London. A piece of my heart still remains there. The rain finally stopped and I managed to find a flat surface to secure my camera when I took this photo. I was glad with the way it turned out.

That's My World
Posted by LifeRamblings at 11:07 PM
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29 comments:

  1. linaMonday, May 02, 2011 11:10:00 PM

    London is such a great city to visit. :)

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  2. TekkausTuesday, May 03, 2011 12:09:00 AM

    Is it just me or I did saw some "black flame" in the first picture on the bottom right? *gasp* Hope I am wrong. :(

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  3. TekkausTuesday, May 03, 2011 12:10:00 AM

    Haha :D The London eye reminds me of the one we HAD in Malacca.

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  4. TekkausTuesday, May 03, 2011 12:10:00 AM

    Westminster Abbey looks very ancient. No restoration being done with the paintings? :p

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  5. TekkausTuesday, May 03, 2011 12:11:00 AM

    Tower Bridge is an icon for London right? It has been featured in a lot of films, cartoons...well...it has been immortalized! :D

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  6. SebabTuesday, May 03, 2011 12:21:00 AM

    I always loved London. It is a beautiful city!

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  7. Rick ForrestalTuesday, May 03, 2011 12:36:00 AM

    Lovely London. Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Photo CacheTuesday, May 03, 2011 1:30:00 AM

    thank you for the lovely tour. i hope someday i'd get to see these structures with my own eyes.

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  9. RajeshTuesday, May 03, 2011 3:28:00 AM

    Beautiful images of London. Architectural marvel.

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  10. Angela Häring-ChristenTuesday, May 03, 2011 3:49:00 AM

    Thank you for sharing this superb pictures from London.
    Greetings
    Angela

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  11. DeniseinVATuesday, May 03, 2011 4:59:00 AM

    Thank you for this wonderful tour of London. I haven't been there for many, many years, long before the London Eye was built.

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  12. MariucaTuesday, May 03, 2011 6:17:00 AM

    Good morning LR! :)

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  13. MariucaTuesday, May 03, 2011 6:17:00 AM

    Ha ha I love seeing all your London pics and hey, you did get some great shots here! :)

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  14. MariucaTuesday, May 03, 2011 6:18:00 AM

    How nice to be in London during the royal wedding right? I'm sure you watched it on TV, it was a wonderful ceremony. I got up 'early' to make sure I caught the love show ha ha.. :)

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  15. MariucaTuesday, May 03, 2011 6:18:00 AM

    HOpe u had a great long weekend, back to work! ;)

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  16. Sylvia KTuesday, May 03, 2011 10:24:00 AM

    Fantastic photos! What a great tour of London you've taken us on! Terrific! Have a wonderful week!

    Sylvia

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  17. AnonymousTuesday, May 03, 2011 11:46:00 AM

    What wonderful shots of London!

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  18. Windsmoke.Tuesday, May 03, 2011 12:59:00 PM

    As usual your photos are fantastic i especially like the last one of the Tower Bridge with the spot lights shining on the towers then reflecting them off the Thames River :-).

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  19. magdaTuesday, May 03, 2011 11:36:00 PM

    London for ever, my dear friend !!!
    I'm very glad to see you again!
    Fantastic photos of London !!!!
    Is so beautiful destination !!!
    Many greetings and kisses

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  20. LeoviTuesday, May 03, 2011 11:40:00 PM

    Magnificent series full of sensitivity. I love the textures and frames and clean tones. Greetings

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  21. foongpcWednesday, May 04, 2011 6:54:00 PM

    So many nice buildings in London! I want to visit! : )

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  22. London Is CoolWednesday, May 04, 2011 7:52:00 PM

    Great pictures. And no matter what the weather is like, London is a great city to explore.

    Tower Bridge lit up at night is fantastic sight.

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  23. Traveling HawkFriday, May 06, 2011 5:02:00 AM

    Nice photos from a city I love, Life Ramblings!

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  24. LifeRamblingsFriday, May 06, 2011 9:15:00 AM

    Tekkaus,
    I think that must be some sort of vapour caused by the rain. perhaps someday I'll Photoshop it, but it stays for now.

    yup, the Abbey is extremely ancient and as far as i know, it has been rebuilt and further restored several times, the latest in 2008. I'd love to come back to the Abbey and leisurely browse through all its relics and paintings but during this trip it was a tad bit rushed since we only had a few hours before rushing back to the airport.

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  25. AnonymousFriday, May 06, 2011 11:55:00 AM

    I absolutely love the light and perspective in the image of the Tower Bridge. Gorgeous!

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  26. RIZALENIOFriday, May 06, 2011 2:09:00 PM

    These are all beautiful photos. Wishing someday that I'll be able to visit this place.

    Happy weekend. :)

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  27. MandySunday, May 08, 2011 6:25:00 AM

    Lovely photos!! Your photo of St Pauls is exquisite!

    That is the London Trocadero in the next photo. Lovely from the outside but a horrible cheesy games centre and entertainment centre inside.

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  28. OlaTuesday, May 10, 2011 3:23:00 PM

    It looks like it was a bit cloudy during your visit

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  29. AyieTuesday, May 10, 2011 3:59:00 PM

    The old time's charm of that place is very captivating!

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