London in the Evening

Ah yes, it's so fun to remember London this time of year, so I thought I'd post just a few pics of London at night. This has got to be one of my favorites. With the camera resting on the wall along the east bank of the Thames, Kevin snapped this pic of the Palace of Westminster. We had just walked across Westminster Bridge. As a matter of fact, I think we were on the Westminster By Gaslight walking tour from London Walks. So much fun!

Coming out of the Westminster Tube Station at night, you look up to see this.

The handsome face of Big Ben

I know that there are people who think the Eye is an Eyesore, but I'm not one of them. Built for the millennium celebration, it now seems like a fitting part of the landscape, somehow. I realize that this is spoken by an American looking in. But it does offer the most amazing views of the city from its many pods.

From Westminster Pier, a view of the London Eye and County Hall across the river. I love the glow of the city at night!

Looking down river toward Charing Cross Station (about in the center of the photo). I think this was taken the night Kevin and I got lost when we walked out of St. Martin's toward Charing Cross. It's easy to make a wrong turn there, because, unlike Wisconsin, streets are not laid out on a square grid. We just kept walking until something looked familiar. :-)

It doesn't matter how many times one goes to London. There's just so much to see, so much history, so much to learn, that you never run out of more London to explore. I think it was Samuel Johnson who once said, '...when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.'

P.S. I've got it down to $2,800 for eight nights in London for two, including r.t. airfare, 7-day Visitor Travelcard (for the Tube) food, and lodging. But that doesn't include entry fees. Then again, most of the museums are taxpayer funded, and I've got a good Rick Steves guide book.




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