...I mentioned yesterday I took a trip to London, to indulge in touristy things.
I'd hoped to have lots of photos to share, but some fool forgot to put the memory card back in their camera, so I had to rely on my Holga for company. Unfortunately she played up, so I don't have high hopes of the photos I took...
First stop was the Queen's house:
Not my photo: from Flickr user jonkI personally don't hold the Queen in very high opinion: after getting up early in the morning and travelling all that way she didn't even invite me in for a cup of tea!
After Buckingham Palace I enjoyed the sights of Piccadilly Circus, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, a spot of shopping on Regent and Oxford Streets, the Southbank area, and finally Westminster. I can thoroughly recommend my route - if anyone wants a map, along with locations of good coffee shops then drop me an e-mail.
I was quite quite hungry by this point, and in need of a cheap eat in London (a rare thing) so I headed to St Thomas's Hospital in Waterloo. Despite being a hospital they have a gorgeous cafe open to the public, the food and drink are yummy and cheap (I got a meal and a drink for the princely sum of £4.55) and you get the best view in London of Big Ben. It is also the quietest spot in the whole of central London (another rare thing), so I managed to take a self-portrait on the banks of the Thames, overlooking Big Ben and Waterloo Bridge with the one space my digital camera would allow for in the absence of a memory card:
Although it was nearby, I didn't go on the London Eye - I was on it at the end of last year. It's a bit pricey, and you have to share your pod with about 15 strangers, but you do get a nice view, especially if you go on a good day. I didn't, but that's what you get in going in November:
I will post my Holga photos as soon as I get them developed (if they develop).
I've been obssessed with the Southbank Flickr project that I mentioned yesterday, and so I've found some more favourites:
That's enough now: I promise! Hope you all had a lovely weekend.xx
4 comments:
The 'everyday is a bonus' one makes me feel a bit sad :(
Great pictures, I am going on the London Eye when I go to London I think, it's £20 for a ticket on the LE and also entry into Madame Tussards which I think is quite cool?
Can I ask - how do you get your photos to be rounded as such on the edges? I've been trying to play around with my camera and photos online today a bit.
Kiss Kiss :) xx
a day trip to london? jealousy is oozing out :) definitely my favorite city in the whole world - theres just this energy...love it!
Ohh, looks like you had a great time - £4.55 is a bargain! I love the flickr project, I could spend ages going through all the photos!
Girl With The Golden Touch - I know, it made me a bit teary-eyed! I've not been to Madame Tussards, but £20 is pretty good - I think I paid £15 just to go on the Eye. And I've left you a message on your blog about Picnik.com!
Alissa - I know, it's amazing. I wish I had longer than a day to spend there, but I plan more trips there soon!
Rhianne - I swear the hospital sells good hearty food, which is what I needed after a whole day of sightseeing. Who knew - I always thought hospital food was meant to be awful! I thoroughly recommend it - the cafe itself is quite pretty too! And I'm having to ration my time on the Flickr project!!
xx
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