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| The Gherkin |
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| Lloyd's of London on the left, the Cheese-grater on the right. |
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| Went to Open House London with a friend I met from Montreal, to see what was to be seen. |
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| Leadenhall Market, and a rather long queue. |
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| But the line went at a reasonable pace, and we made it into the Lloyd's building in about an hour and half (if that sounds like a long time, people said the line for the Gherkin was probably 3-4 hours). This is looking up from the atrium. |
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| Escalators. |
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| Riding up in a glass elevator. These types of things (elevators, toilets, etc.) were situated outside the main structure of the building for easy access for repairs. So the inside-out design is not only interesting to look at, but also practical. |
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| This room was, I believe, from the 18th century, and they somehow transported it and reassembled it in this modern building. |
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| The Shard, and closer in, the Walkie Talkie. |
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| Tower Bridge. |
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| London Eye. |
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| Offices facing the atrium. |
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| St. Paul's. |
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| Can you see me? |
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| Someone's working. |
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| Apparently this building melted part of someone's car. |
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| One of the elevators over to the right. |
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| Looking down at the atrium. |
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| I guess I was a little fascinated by the escalators. |
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| Escalator mechanism. |
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| Library in Canada Water. |
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| My new residence in Kennington! |
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| And the sun came out today (British Library). |
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| Living/sitting room. |
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| Kitchen. |
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| Park in the sunshine! |
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| "History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage it need not be lived again." ~ Maya Angelou (WWII memorial) |
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| Old and new. |
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| Maybe a little excited about the sunny weather. Amazed also by how green it is. |
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| I like the idea of collecting pictures of graffiti from places I travel to. I don't know what any of this means, so if anyone does and it's offensive, I do apologize. |
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| Skyline. |
