London and Europe 2019 trip - first post
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 |
| Buckingham Palace |
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| Queen Victoria Memorial |
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| Queen Victoria Memorial |
We drove around London and saw among other things, Westminister Abbey.
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| Westminister Abbey |
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| Westminister Abbey |
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| Westminister Abbey |
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| Trafalgar Square |
We went past Waterloo... below is The Guards Crimean War Memorial by John Bell in Saint James. It is located on Waterloo Place, at the junction of Regent Street and Pall Mall, about a quarter of the way from the Duke of York Column to Piccadilly Circus.
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| The Guards Crimean War Memorial |
Then it was a short maybe about 1 hour, stopover at Saint Paul's Cathedral. Outside was a statue of Queen Anne and there was a security check which was a brief check of bags.
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| Statue of Queen Anne, St Paul's Churchyard |
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| Inside Saint Paul's Cathedral |
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| The Wellington Monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by Alfred George Stevens |
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| The interior of the dome showing how Thornhill's painting continues an illusion of the real architectural features. |
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| The choir, looking east |
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| Saint Christopher Wren's Tomb |
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| A bell in the tombs of Saint Paul's Cathedral |
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| The White Tower dates from the late 11th century. |
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| Changing of the Queen's Guards in Tower of London |
At least six ravens are kept at the Tower at all times, as they believe that if they were absent, England will fall. They are taken care of by the Ravenmaster, who is one of the Yeoman Warders.
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| A raven of the Tower of Lonon |
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