That one’s famous! (Impressions of London part 1)
10 days in London (see the full photo album @ flickr)
First impressions of London:
A tube strike isn’t the most convenient thing in a city this chaotic.
Then again, a tube strike means you don’t have to ride the tube, which is a good thing.
Everything is a famous landmark.
Every street, every suburb, every building… everything has a recognisable name. I felt like I was playing Monopoly during history class.
There are a lot of people, everywhere, and most of them seem to be running late.
Big Ben is smaller, the London Eye bigger, and the Thames dirtier than I’d imagined.
The Tate Modern is the coolest building in London (an old power station, it was also KLF’s preferred site for their K Foundation Burns a Million Quid “art” project <– true/crazy story).
There’s something hypnotic about the Trafalgar Square Lions.
Camden is a cool little place. Bit alternative.
Unfortunately the local “drug bridge” attraction was closed this day, instead there were four cops on the bridge, in place of the dealers.
The National Gallery and Tate Modern have a lot of famous artworks in them.
I prefer the famous ones. A fact not lost on Amanda, who at several points walked away in embarrassment as I either exclaimed for the third time “That one’s famous!” or chastised a painting for the fourth time for not making sense/looking like it wouldn’t be that hard to paint.
The Portobello Road Markets are very cool. They have ancient world maps and giant curry pots, what more do you need really?
