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London in pictures, part 2
Sep. 7th, 2021 02:43 pmAgain pretty much in chronological order.
Mind The Gap. Sometimes the announcement on the tube says, "Mind the gap between the train and the platform." Sometimes the announcement just says, "Mind the gap, please." It's a good idea, though, because the tube is an old system, some of whose stations have curved platforms. The gap is both horizontal and vertical. I don't remember which station I took this photo in; judging by the floor it's Angel.
Regent's Canal, next to Camden Market. I thought this tranquil canal scene made a nice photo, but right next to it is the big hive of commercial activity that is Camden Market. You can see a hint of that on the left of this photo.
I didn't take any photos of just Camden Market in general because there was a lot of pedestrian traffic and I didn't want to be a jerk. Besides, lots of little shops in brick buildings didn't really scream "Take a photo!" at me.
Cyberdog, however, screamed "Take a photo!" at me. This is quite the emporium of all things wearable and ravey. Most of the store is downstairs from the entrance, because London. There's a DJ down there, an actual human DJ.
"Angel Wings". This sculpture is at the entrance to... a mall. I feel a little silly shooting a mall entrance, but it illustrates how over-the-top London can be that somebody decided to put this huge sculpture at the entrance to a mall. This is, of course, a couple of blocks from Angel tube.
Panorama of the British Museum façade. I wasn't going to be able to shoot the whole thing any other way. I regret not taking a picture of some of the old, Egyptian-themed decorations on neighboring buildings. Americans do not have a monopoly on cheeziness.
British Museum Egyptian gallery. Just look at the size of that thing, would you? It looks as if there are mirrors involved, but there aren't. And there are plenty more like this. I covered maybe half the floor space in four hours.
Ramesses II. A colossal statue of Ramesses II, biblical villain, imperialist, and above all self-promoter.
Assyrian Griffin. Assyrian winged animal with a human head. I call that a griffin, don't you? Behind me and across from this one is the one with the game board scratched into it.
Haida totem poles, British Museum Great Gourt. Here's a corner of the (now?-) covered Great Court in the British Museum, complete with the totem poles that gave me All The Feels.
Trelllis, Russell Square. Between the British Museum and the nearest tube stop is Russell Square, one of London's many wonderful green spaces. In Russell Square is this trellis. I'm not sure what's growing on that trellis, but the leaves reminded me of aspen.
Plane tree Colonnade, Green Park. I spent several hours today thinking I'd been to Hyde Park, but neau, I'd been to Green Park, which is kitty corner in the opposite direction from the Hyde Park Corner tube stop. Nevertheless, I thought this was a neat view.
Buckingham Palace. I keep running into very famous places without meaning to around here. You know what I first noticed about Buckingham Palace? The barbed wire atop the fence at the back. How metaphorical. In the foreground is the Victoria Memorial.
Edited to add:
Tiles at Russell Square tube. I've only seen two or three stations with this kind of fancy tiles.
Mental note: hit Hyde Park for real at some point. I should be able to manage.
Mind The Gap. Sometimes the announcement on the tube says, "Mind the gap between the train and the platform." Sometimes the announcement just says, "Mind the gap, please." It's a good idea, though, because the tube is an old system, some of whose stations have curved platforms. The gap is both horizontal and vertical. I don't remember which station I took this photo in; judging by the floor it's Angel.
Regent's Canal, next to Camden Market. I thought this tranquil canal scene made a nice photo, but right next to it is the big hive of commercial activity that is Camden Market. You can see a hint of that on the left of this photo.
I didn't take any photos of just Camden Market in general because there was a lot of pedestrian traffic and I didn't want to be a jerk. Besides, lots of little shops in brick buildings didn't really scream "Take a photo!" at me.
Cyberdog, however, screamed "Take a photo!" at me. This is quite the emporium of all things wearable and ravey. Most of the store is downstairs from the entrance, because London. There's a DJ down there, an actual human DJ.
"Angel Wings". This sculpture is at the entrance to... a mall. I feel a little silly shooting a mall entrance, but it illustrates how over-the-top London can be that somebody decided to put this huge sculpture at the entrance to a mall. This is, of course, a couple of blocks from Angel tube.
Panorama of the British Museum façade. I wasn't going to be able to shoot the whole thing any other way. I regret not taking a picture of some of the old, Egyptian-themed decorations on neighboring buildings. Americans do not have a monopoly on cheeziness.
British Museum Egyptian gallery. Just look at the size of that thing, would you? It looks as if there are mirrors involved, but there aren't. And there are plenty more like this. I covered maybe half the floor space in four hours.
Ramesses II. A colossal statue of Ramesses II, biblical villain, imperialist, and above all self-promoter.
Assyrian Griffin. Assyrian winged animal with a human head. I call that a griffin, don't you? Behind me and across from this one is the one with the game board scratched into it.
Haida totem poles, British Museum Great Gourt. Here's a corner of the (now?-) covered Great Court in the British Museum, complete with the totem poles that gave me All The Feels.
Trelllis, Russell Square. Between the British Museum and the nearest tube stop is Russell Square, one of London's many wonderful green spaces. In Russell Square is this trellis. I'm not sure what's growing on that trellis, but the leaves reminded me of aspen.
Plane tree Colonnade, Green Park. I spent several hours today thinking I'd been to Hyde Park, but neau, I'd been to Green Park, which is kitty corner in the opposite direction from the Hyde Park Corner tube stop. Nevertheless, I thought this was a neat view.
Buckingham Palace. I keep running into very famous places without meaning to around here. You know what I first noticed about Buckingham Palace? The barbed wire atop the fence at the back. How metaphorical. In the foreground is the Victoria Memorial.
Edited to add:
Tiles at Russell Square tube. I've only seen two or three stations with this kind of fancy tiles.
Mental note: hit Hyde Park for real at some point. I should be able to manage.
