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London,
April 2004
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Near
the London
"Eye", the huge Ferris wheel beside the Thames. It was a
beautiful day, and we were out walking near the touristy area near the
Tower Bridge and Millenium Bridge (closed for repairs at the time).
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On
the southern side of the Tower
Bridge. It's hard to tell from this photo, but the bridge is actually
huge, stretching upwards at least four stories. The Thames river
flows underneath; its distinctive odor may be one reason that all those
people are in such a hurry.
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Probably one of the all-time cliched photo ops: one foot on each side of the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, at the Royal Observatory. What time is it? By shifting from foot to foot, you can move backwards and forwards an hour in time! In the "hour" or so we spent at the Observatory site, I'd say at least three hundred people took exactly the same photograph. I'm standing in front of a sculpture that shows the angle of the earth's axis. It's slanted away from the camera, so you can't see it clearly, but it was also a popular photo-op spot. |
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Near Big Ben on a cloudy day |
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The "Cutty Sark", on the docks near the National Maritime Museum. |
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Conked out on the tube. Graceful, no? At least you can't see the drool in this picture... |
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From left to right: Ray Idaszak, Tim Fletcher, and me, in Trafalgar Square. |
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A mockup of the "Shark Sub" used by Tintin in "The Red Sea Sharks". This was one of many excellent exhibits on display at the National Maritime Museum. They'd done a special show about Tintin and linked it to his numerous marine adventures. The exhibit featured many other great shots, but they don't allow photo shots in the museum. |
