It always rains in november

Where: Piccadilly Circus, London, England.
What: Let’s have a short commercial break, shall we? This wall of advertising has turned from a costly marketing tool into a tourist attraction. The advertisement in the middle is for McDonalds, left is Samsung, top is Coca-Cola, the blue bar on the left is part of the TDK-ad and the white bar is owned of Sanyo. The Budweiser-ad is not part of the wall of light, but it’s there nonetheless.

Where: St. James’ Park, London, England.
What: ‘Is… that… a… nut… I… see… over… there?’

Where: Kew Gardens, London, England.
What: General Sherman, a sierra redwood tree, is the largest living organism in the world. It’s some 2200 years old and almost 84 meters high. These two of it’s brothers are somewhat smaller. They live in Kew Gardens.

Where: Underneath the bridge, London, England.
What: The third of the three London millennium projects - besides the Millennium Wheel and the Millennium Dome. The Millennium bridge as seen from the Thames, leading towards St. Paul’s Cathedral and the City of London.

Where: Hyde Park, London, England.
What: Sitting in Hyde Park deckchairs for a good cause. Relaxing for four hours for two pounds.

Where: London, England.
What: Besides a dome, London also placed the largest observation wheel in the world to celebrate the year before the new millennium.

Where: Greenwich Peninsula, London, England.
What: The Millennium Dome (later transformed into ‘The O₂‘) was created in 2000 in celebration of the new millennium (although the third millennium didn’t start until 01.01.2001). The Dome is the largest domed structure in the world.