I had been to an event in the east of London which finished late and required an overnight stay up in town. Instead of staying near the venue, I stayed back in Lambeth to be located conveniently for getting home the next morning. When I got back to the hotel, I went up to my room. I hadn’t really paid much attention to the view from the room when I had been there earlier but, now that it was dark, the illuminated view of the city caught my eye. The view across to the Palace of Westminster looked really nice and the blocks of flats in front looked far better. Getting shots through multiple layers of glazing with such contrast is always a bit of a mess but the overall result was not too bad.
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Parliament In The Morning
The day after we arrived in Town, I headed out on my own for a while. Before I hopped on the tube to go east, the sun was up and illuminating the Houses of Parliament rather nicely so I strolled along the South Bank and across Westminster Bridge to get some shots of the newly refurbished clock tower before heading off. It was very busy with tourists but it was great to see everything looking so nice on a sunny morning. (Besides, while I may have considered this area my manor, I am just a tourist too at this point.)
Evening Stroll Around Westminster
When we first got to London on our vacation, it was later in the afternoon. We got checked in to the hotel and dropped off our luggage before heading out for a stroll. We weren’t going too far and just restricted ourselves to the area around Westminster Bridge and up to Hungerford Bridge. There were so many people around, even walking across the bridges was something that required constant attention. Everyone was taking photos and not really paying attention to anything around them.
Since the sun was in the west, the main face of Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament from Parliament Square were better lit as was the London Eye from across the river. I was only carrying my phone with me so was grabbing the occasional shot rather than focusing on the photography but it was nice to be back in Town and having a look around. It did feel awkward being a tourist when I have spent so much time there scorning the tourists but so be it!







