I recently had to return to England over Christmas, I say had to, I was happy to go of course. It’s been over 3 years since I returned home to New Zealand from my 20 plus years living in England. I was interested to see how it would look as a visitor, rather than a resident. I took my camera. What England mostly looked like, was foggy, although we did have a sunny day, so that was nice. Images in no particular order.
St Paul’s with Blitz memorial statue.Looks like a Russians outing. Not sure it isn’t.Corner of Frith and Old Compton Street in Soho. Spent many good nights round here.Standing on top of the Tate Modern Art Gallery. I decided to try my hand at making some modern art, I didn’t have any crayons though, so I used my camera. I expect the Tate Modern will be in touch any day to ask if they can hang this in the foyer of the gallery.People having a modern art moment in the boiler room of the Tate Modern.Oxford Street. Quiet.Putting it on…River crossing, foot bridge.Looking West up the Thames.Like I said, foggy.The Tower.Man blowing fire out of his Tuba, as one does.Air traffic over Big Ben.Bath, foggy.I got up at Sparrow fart to have a poke about in this cemetery in Bath.Old, early.I was taking a photo of this characterful book shop when some urchin parked their bike in my shot.Liz and Phil’s, they’re not home.Castle Coombe, no racing in this bit.Them next door…I believe the four legs on the plinth means something, don’t know who he is either. Above Horse Guards parade ground.Highbury Fields, on the sunny day.London, not Moscow. St James’s park.Horses ready.Who doesn’t like a nice ornate building. This is Horse Guards parade ground in front. History fans will know what that building is.Route Master. Old Skool.Horse Guards.
So not the usual touristy shots perhaps. It’s actually quite hard to take a photo a bit different to what is obviously on offer and on a million postcards. My lingering impression of my revisit to England though was that I’m very pleased I live in New Zealand. It’s good to be home.
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Such a beautiful place! Despite foggy, those photos are still stunning
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It has it’s moments 🙂 Cheers!
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England is such a place that one would expect the monuments not to change. But the cityscape surely does as new modernist structures spring up!
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