One of Europe's and the world's premier metropolis with a wealth of culture and history. A comparison with Paris immediately comes to mind. Both exude old-world mystique and charms. Yet whereas Paris feels cool, distant and, dare I say it, aristocratic, London feels warmer, friendlier, more down-to-earth, more comforting. In the high-school analogy, Paris would be the beautiful prom queen whom every boy admires and fantasizes about, but has as much chance of dating as winning the lottery; London would be the oft-overlooked girl next door, less showy but better for you :) Perhaps that's because its culture is more contemporary and familiar to my own. Perhaps I've only visited the city during nice weather :) No matter, London is still my all-time favorite city.
Others have done a superlative job of describing everything about London, so my purpose here is to supplement them with pictures.
The obligatory picture of Big Ben. For a little variety here is a look at it in glorious grey scale. Did you know that Big Ben is not the clock, but actually the bell inside the clock? Well, that was news to me :) The clock itself is large enough for a bus to drive through!
If anything manages to be both industrial and elegant at the same time, it's the London Eye. This ultra-modern structure has been a pleasing addition to the London skyline. It's a lot of fun to boot, and inspires a certain child-like fascination in everyone, young and old.
- Pros:Superbly photogenic
- Cons:Streaky weather
- In a nutshell:Love at first sight
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Great pictures from my favourite city....!:-)
Thanks for your London's page appreciations and pictures. Well done! :-)
Fab pages on London and excellent photos!
I completely agree with your comment about loving London at first sight! It was the same for me!
What wonderful view! I wish I could experience that, too...
All of these photos belong in a Coffee Table Book produced by National Geographic!!!!! I'm awarding this page the Rare Wowzaa!!!
i see, "in a nutshell." =)
great page; beautiful pics!
Brilliant photos .... :-)))
An interesting page and great pics !!! Your pictures are much, much better than the (few) pictures I have of London ... it's a great city indeed.
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