London still..........
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My latest Europe trip | Posted:
Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:45 pm
Then it was back on the bus and touring again. We went to Tower Bridge (where the Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of London) Here is a distant pic of Tower Bridge.
In the foreground is the retired vessel HMS Belfast.
HMS Belfast is part of the Imperial War Museum, this battleship moored beside Tower Bridge is for the enthusiast only, but it's still impressive that people went to sea, let alone to battle in these tin cans. The Maritime Museum in Greenwich has earlier examples of Britannia's warhorses. For non-maritime firepower there's the new Royal Artillery museum
Here is a closer on of Tower Bridge. This was taken while we did a cruise along the Thames.
Next to Tower Bridge, and quite a contrast, is the recently erected Council Offices.
There are many monuments and statues in London. Almost everywhere you look is a statue or monument commemorating something or someone.
This one is of Wrens Column.
Sir Christopher Wrens spectacular column symbolises the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666 (
its 202ft height is equal to the distance it stands from Pudding Lane where the fire started). Magnificent views over London are offered to those brave enough to conquer the column`s 311 steps.
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