Archive for the ‘London’ Category
10:05AM.
Where: At the foot of the clocktower of the Houses of Parliament, London, England.
What: Close-up of the world’s largest four-faced, chiming turret clock. Nicknamed ‘Big Ben’.
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Where: Along the Thames, London, England.
What: ‘Big Ben’ usually tells four tales, all of them the same. In a rare moment, one of Ben’s clockfaces got stuck on noon as a result of maintenance that has also silenced it’s bells. The silence, however, is intentional. Work will be finished in a month.
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Section 44.
Where: Along the Thames, London, England.
What: The taking of this picture - one that every visitor to London takes - prompted two members of the metropolitan police force of London to designate me a potential terrorist and start asking questions quoting section 44 of the ‘Terrorist Act’; it’s a government building after all. Luckily, I knew the right answer (’No.’) to their question (’Are you a terrorist?’).
(2 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Three Blind Mice.
Where: The West End, London, England.
What The play ‘The Mousetrap’ is an Agatha Christie mystery play. The play with the longest run, ever, of which I saw the 22.796th performance. No, I didn’t know the ending beforehand, and yes I did guess it correctly.
(1 votes, average: 2 out of 5) Loading ...Not the Messiah.
Where: The Palace, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England.
What: Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio that is based on Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’. It premieres on June 1 in Toronto, Canada.
Last november, in London, I went to see ‘Spamalot’, a musical based on Monty Python’s movie about the Holy Grail. The scenes from the movie translated great to stage, although some of the humor might be lost if you’re not familiar with the movie. An oratorio might be quite different from a musical, but it should still be interesting.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...The Bridge Over The River Thames.
Where: London, England.
What: One of the 89 meter (293 feet) high towers of Tower Bridge. Although it appears to be firmly attacked to both parts of London it connects, some people think it’s a ship; it is insured as one.
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Where: St. James’s Park, London, England.
What: St. James’s Park, one of the royal parks of London, is named after a leper hospital that was founded in the thirteenth century on that location. Henry VIII purchased the park in 1532 to turn it into a deer park. It was under his reign that one of the palaces surrounding the park, Palace of St. James’s, was built (the other two Westminster Palace and Buckingham Palace).
The current shape of the park is most influenced by Charles II, who had the park redesigned in a more formal, French, style, and George IV, who had architect John Nash redesign it into a more romantic style.
A lot of different animals have populated the park through the years - James I held camels and crocodiles there - but today it are the squirrels that receive the most attention. The pictured squirrel is preparing to climb on the photographer, looking for food.
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