London Eye

London Eye

Arline and Max, British Museum

Arline and Max, British Museum

Tower of London Bridge

Tower of London Bridge

Theo, British Museum

Theo, British Museum

Tower of London Bridge

Tower of London Bridge

Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade

Marlen and Kieran

Marlen and Kieran

Tate Modern

Tate Modern

Pirate birthday party, South Bank

Pirate birthday party, South Bank

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

Thames River

Thames River

British Library

British Library

United Kingdom

London

June 2011 • This is one of the places I intended to visit when I was older and wealthier, and it seems I got half the equation right. Weather was sodden, umbrella was always on standby, but getting around central London on foot was still a pleasure after 9 months in anti-pedestrian Istanbul. Met up with old friends from San Francisco and new friends from Laos, then had a final day on my own. Wish I'd spent most of it at the British Library.

London Eye

London Eye

Arline and Max, British Museum

Arline and Max, British Museum

Tower of London Bridge

Tower of London Bridge

Theo, British Museum

Theo, British Museum

Tower of London Bridge

Tower of London Bridge

Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade

Marlen and Kieran

Marlen and Kieran

Tate Modern

Tate Modern

Pirate birthday party, South Bank

Pirate birthday party, South Bank

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

Thames River

Thames River

British Library

Thames River