Okay, so it has come to my attention that perhaps folks are a little confused about the time line of our website. You see, we are about 3 weeks behind with each post, so even though I write in the present tense, each post actually happened a few weeks before. Currently, we are in the Czech Republic for our last night before taking a train to Krakow, Poland tomorrow. So, you see, I am just now (today being May 21st) posting a set of pictures from London that we actually took in April. So, maybe tomorrow, or in the next few days, I will go back and post the dates that we were actually in each place so it will be easier to follow. I will also try much harder to keep this thing up-to-date, so that all confusion can be avoided. We are having much better luck finding computers these days, so hopefully, the website will stay a bit more current...after I catch up, that is!
So, here are some photos from London. I posted some dialogue about London a while back, so now you have some pictures to look at also.
Shane and I stayed near a huge park called Hyde Park while we were in London. The next 4 photos are of a monument that was in the park. I can't remember now who this was made for and dedicated to, but when I do, I will be sure to enlighten everyone. Of course, if someone knows, please post a comment and share with us.
This is a view of the front of the top portion of the monument.
This is a view of the back of the same portion.
Each corner of the monument was dedicated to a continent. There was one for America, Asia, Europe and Africa. I can't remember if this was the Asia or Africa corner.
This is another view of the monument.
And here is Shane standing in front of a war memorial dedicated to all the Australians who fought for queen and country.
A London city street scene. I thought it was quite appropriate with the double decker bus and all.
And can you guess what building this is even though you can't see the Beefeaters and the royal family pulling out of the gates in a big fancy car??
The fountain across from the gates of Buckingham Palace.
Here we have proud ole' Big Ben in all his glory!
This is my favorite photo from London. I rather think I would make a darn good postcard photographer! The London Eye looked rather spendid on that day, or in this shot anyway.
Shane takin a little break so I could snap a classic tourist photo of him.
Another London Street scene.
Another shot of ole' Ben...looking a bit more sepia now instead of black and white.
The houses of Parliment from across the river.
Looking straight up at Big Ben. It was taller than I had imagined it to be.
The buildings directly next to Big Ben.
Westminister Abbey.
The Abbey again.
Another view of the Abbey from the side. These photos really don't do it justice. It was stunning!
A scene with some of the big landmarks in it.
Shane posing for another "tourist" shot. He hasn't even complained when I ask him to stand and let me snap a photo.
This is something really cool that we came across one day. This couple and their little girl where down on the beach of the river making these really great relief sculptures in the sand. They had posted their myspace page as "dirty beaches"...we looked them up and they've done some really cool stuff. So, we stood and watched them for awhile.
And another cool thing that we saw in the Tate Modern museum. An artist had done an installation piece that consisted of all these rad slides that went from the 5th floor and down. There were loads of slides...at least one from each floor. FUN!
Here we have Shakespeare's famous Globe Theatre.
And for those of you out there that were told as a child that "London Bridge is falling down"...never fear! It was all a lie!
And just in case you thought I might have bought the last photo and posted it on here to fool you...here is me with London bridge. So, all is well, London Bridge is indeed, not falling down, but safe and sound and all it's pieces are where they should be.
And to top our trip to London, and what made it super special for me, was getting to meet up with some of my pals from Korea. Here is Jaewon and I with one of her English pals. We got to see Jaewon a couple times while we were there which was great!
We also met up with my ex-student and good friend, June. He is living in London now and attending London Business School. Shane pulling out the classic Korean peace pose!
Here's a great photo of the three of us.
I spent a lot of time helping June prepare for his interview and his essays when he was applying to London Business School, so it was only appropriate that we took a picture in front of the sign:)
And last, but not least...me in front of the Spamolot theatre. We didn't actually see a show, but the front of the theatre was too great not to take a photo.
