Tower Bridge in London, England, the UK

The photo shows Tower Bridge in London, England, the United Kingdom. The sun wasn't at the right position for a photograph when I went there, so this one is a photoshopped pic. The original photo was taken from the Tower of London side of the river bank of Thames somewhere around the end of October at 10:00 am, so it was like a typical shadowy photography in sunlight. After a while, I crossed the bridge to the other side of the river bank and enjoyed to take some more better photos of one of the most famous bridges in London.

Paint the town green

I took this photo at a pub in London, England, the United Kingdom.  Ordered a half pint of Guinness at the bar, and took a photo of it before I touched it. First things first (when I travel). The pub was named the Sussex Arms, and was located near London Paddington Station. A very nice pub with great atmosphere. Actually, my original photo was taken in some blue-ish lights. Since March 17 is Saint Patricks Day, I photoshopped the pic a little bit, and now it looks like the photo was taken in some greenish lights in a way. Paint the town green on St. Patricks Day.

What would I do without Ps?

I took this photo while I was being a typical tourist who got so excited in a capsule of the London Eye in London, England, the United Kingdom. Since I was on the London Eye, I had better chances to take some Bond-ish photos from there. So I tried, of course. Even though some of the must-sees in London were located with their back to the light unfortunately. In that case, what would I do without Adobe Photoshop afterwards. Today I got some spare time to do so, so I manipulated one of my photos with some functions of Adobe Photoshop and the photo on this photo is the result. It's worth in its normal condition, but I think it's gotten much better with fabulous Photoshop functions.

All's well that ends well sort of thing

I took this photo in Oxford, England, the United Kingdom. That day, after having a usual breakfast at my hotel in London, England, I went to London Paddington Station to get on a train to visit Oxford. Before that, I needed to get a train ticket. First of all, I tried to get a ticket from a vending machine, but my cc failed somehow. Perhaps the reason of the cc failure was showing on the screen, but if so, the lines were disappeared before I could read it. Well, I went to plan B and tried to get a ticket at a ticket office. There weren't any trouble with plan B. All's well that ends well sort of thing.

Grolsch premium lager

The photo shows a can of Grolsch premium lager which I bought at a corner shop near my hotel in London, England, the United Kingdom, and I took this photo in my hotel room while I was enjoying a mid-afternoon break. That day was a bit of strange. I was in London, England, but things I had was quite international. E.g. Vindaloo Chicken Curry and Vegetable Basmati Rice with a bottle of Cobra beer at an Indian place for lunch, Penne Salmone Toscana with some draft of Peroni at an Italian place for dinner, and Grolsch beer on this photo is Dutch-made. It was like a sort of melting pot of food and drinks.

Hello carved pumpkins

I took this photo in Notting Hill, London, England, the United States of America. There were some carved pumpkins and pseudo spider webs in front of someone's house for Halloween. Those carved pumpkins looked cute together so I took a photo of them. After that, I walked toward Portobello Road and took a stroll around for a while. Portobello Road is one of the must-sees in Notting Hill district in north-west London. The street is famous for its markets. I bought a nice cardigan there. I think it's already time to wear it again.

London Bridge

I took this photo at the bottom of London Bridge. First of all, I crossed Tower Bridge from the opposite side of the River Themes and walked along the River Themes, then got there. I crossed London Bridge to get back to the original side of the River Themes. It's kind of odd that if I google about London Bridge, a lot of images of Tower Bridge show up to the result. Tower Bridge is the well-known suspension bridge, and London Bridge is located right next to Tower Bridge. You might have heard an English nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is falling down ... '. The photo shows London Bridge, the name is written on it.

Enjoy a bewitching night at a pub in London

I took this photo in front of a pub in London, England, the United Kingdom on the day before Halloween in 2013. The pub windows were decorated with pseudo spider webs to raise awareness as well as to create the atmosphere of the up-coming Halloween night. One of my English acquaintances told me that Halloween decorations should bring a bit of scary feeling. If so, that window decorations looked super cool for the bewitching Halloween night. Well done, London. I was glad to be in London exact on a Halloween night.

LONDON STREET W2

The photo shows a street sign that I frequently saw in the city of Westminster in London, England, the United Kingdom. My hotel was on London Street and I saw this sign quite a lot of times, so this sign is also one of my fond memories of my holiday in London, England. The sign of LONDON STREET W2 reminds me of two fabulous British pubs, nice restaurants and a tourist-friendly corner shop and then some. I love them all. The pubs on this street served London Pride at the right temperature and I became a fan of English Ale.

Full English Breakfast @ London Luton Airport

The photo shows a full English breakfast served at at a cozy food and drink place in London Luton Airport, the United Kingdom. That day, I checked out my hotel early in the morning, and headed for Baker Street to catch a Easybus to get to London Luton Airport. My ELAL flight to Tel Aviv, Israel was scheduled to take off at noon. So I planned to have a breakfast at London Luton Airport and saved a crispy 10 British pound bill and some coins to do so. Traditional breakfast with fried egg cost 7.99 GBP, a cup of regular-sized Latte cost 2.49 GBP. When my last-minute spending had been done, 3 pence left.

Noon it is, then.

I took this photo on Westminster Bridge in London, England, the United Kingdom and the photo shows the North end of the Palace of Westminster and its clock tower, officially named Elizabeth Tower. As the clock strikes noon, the Westminster Chimes could be heard around the area. So I heard it. The photo shows a lot about London. The clock tower, the palace, and double-deckers. But in fact, you can't take proper photos around noon from this angle because of the sunlight. Before publishing this photo, I did a little photoshop work, I must admit.

Sort of like an Infinity mirror

I took this photo in Oxford, England, the United Kingdom. This photo should be just landscape photo of historical city in Central Southern England, but it turned into a unusual photo. There was a security mirror above a gate of a building, and also there was another mirror above the other side of the gate, and both security mirrors were taken in one photograph. I'm looking at the photo now, I think it looks funny, but when I took this photo in Oxford, I didn't aim to take a unusual photo or something. It just happened by coincidence.

London Eye at twilight

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom. That day I enjoyed a train journey from London to Alton, and then Alton to London.  South West Trains' Alton Line runs between London Waterloo and Alton. London Waterloo Station is just around the corner from the world's famous gigantic Ferris wheel, The London Eye. When my train arrived to London Waterloo, it was a little too early to see the lightning, so I walked around the area and waited until dark. After taking a lot of photos of the London Eye and its surrounding area, I went to an Italian place to have dinner.

Half the fun is waiting for the Sunday Roast

I took this photo at a British pub near London Paddington Station in London, England, the United Kingdom. It was on Sunday and I went to the pub to have "Sunday Roast". The Sunday Roast is a very traditional British meal that is only eaten on Sundays. According to my English acquaintance, every week the contents of the Sunday Roast change, but basically the same every time. It has meat, potatoes, a couple of vegetables, and of course gravy. Oh also Yorkshire pudding, I must add that. While I was waiting the Sunday Roast, I took this photo. It's cool, isn't it?

Stella Artois and Strongbow

The photo shows cans of Stella Artois and Strongbow. I bought them at a corner shop nearby my hotel in London, England, the United Kingdom and took this photo in my hotel room. Stella Artois (the white can on the left hand side) is a very good Belgian pils which is my favorite. Strongbow, the other one, is an English dry cider which is an very popular alcoholic beverage in England. When I spent for a couple of weeks in London, England, I pretty much enjoyed English beer culture and pub grubs, so this kind of photo is I'd say rare.

A piece of art in London, England

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom somewhere in between Hyde Park and Harrods (world's most famous high-end department store). While I was spending time in London for a couple of weeks, I was based at a hotel near Paddington Railway Station. Hyde Park was like a shortcut to get to Harrods and its surrounding area on foot. After walking through Hyde Park and I was still on the way to Harrods, I found this creative statue. I din't know what they were and I still don't know what they are, but they caught my attention, so I took a photo of them.

St Pancras Railway Station

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom. The Photo shows St Pancras Railway Station. St Pancras Railway Station is right next to King's Cross Station and is also called London St Pancras or London St Pancras International. This building is known for the prime example of Victorian architecture and catches the all attention of passersby all day long and everyday. The weather wasn't exactly nice when I took this photo, so I photoshopped the photo quite a bit to upload on my blog.

British fingerpost

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom. I found this British fingerpost near Buckingham Palace. It shows directions for Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner, Apsley House the Wellington Museum, Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, and Buckingham Palace. That morning, I went to visit that area to see Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. So many tourists were there. It was interesting to see the cover of their guide book that describing about London in many different languages. A woman next to me was having a guidebook with the title of Londres.

A pint of Stella Artois at a British Pub in London

The photo shows a pint of Stella Artois which I had at a very nice British Pub near Paddington Railway Station in London, England, the United Kingdom. The pint of Stella was served with that genius head. According to my British acquaintance, people tend to say something obvious if their beer was served with large amount of head at a pub in England. I don't remember what exactly he said, but the phrase was 'Could I have some more beer for my head?' or like that. I asked him what it meant. He said it meant to pour more beer, not the head. Being a non-native English speaker myself, British phrases sound really polite and sometimes I don't understand what they really mean to say. Anyway, to sum up, the pint of Stella Artois on the photo is served as a way of British. Absolutely fabulous.

Westminster Bridge

I took this photo on Westminster Bridge in London, England, the United Kingdom. Many tourists would love to take photos of the Palace of Westminster and its clock tower while they are crossing the bridge over the River Thames. I think Westminster Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in London, and I'm sure that a lot of  film lovers have seen Westminster Bridge in many movies which was shot in London. I guess I can say that Westminster Bridge is not just a bridge in London, it's already a world-famous landmark of London.