Some of these shots I thought funny, others quirky.
You tell me what you think!
The Trafalgar Square lion and the London Eye provided a taste of both merry and modern old/new England.
The last time we took a walk in London, I photographed my daughter in a red phone booth talking on her cell phone.
Things have changed in four years. I laughed aloud when I saw this booth:
The phone didn’t work
Everywhere we turned on our London walk, we saw references to famous people who have lived or visited the city.
Guess who slept here?
Or companies recognized the world over.
We loved looking at all the different buildings on our London walk.
Just up Fleet Street from Twinings Tea, I saw this interesting duo- undoubtedly from a building that once housed wire services, newspapers, or other newsworthy businesses.
In addition, the doorways had gorgeous marble friezes!
Everywhere we looked, we saw something that made our jaw drop or brought joy.
(Including dinner with our godson! He’s much taller than we remembered!)
We happened to be in London on the 98th anniversary of WWI nurse Edith Cavell’s death.
Shot by the Germans for helping soldiers escape Belgium to England, some thought her a spy.
The outcry at killing a woman was so huge, her death changed the opinion of many–to the negative–toward the Kaiser’s Germany.
Edith Cavell’s character seemed, from all accounts, to be so quintessentially English. She was truly part of that ‘gentle, obsolescent breed of heroes’ that this green and pleasant land cultivates. Thank you for mentioning her, Michelle.
Interesting how one death can change the tide of events. People around the world were so scandalized by her death, all sides did not execute another female spy for two years. Mata Hari was the next one killed for her war spying.
Was Cavell a spy? Shouldn’t a nurse have tried to help soldier escape out of occupied Belgium?
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Michelle. Thanks for the brief tour of London. Julie
Nice gift for Thanksgiving – thanks!
Edith Cavell’s character seemed, from all accounts, to be so quintessentially English. She was truly part of that ‘gentle, obsolescent breed of heroes’ that this green and pleasant land cultivates. Thank you for mentioning her, Michelle.
Interesting how one death can change the tide of events. People around the world were so scandalized by her death, all sides did not execute another female spy for two years. Mata Hari was the next one killed for her war spying.
Was Cavell a spy? Shouldn’t a nurse have tried to help soldier escape out of occupied Belgium?