Ashe with Cag. Cag and his wife were our excellent hosts during our entire 5-day stay in London.
Maciej and Ashe in Notting Hill.
The changing of the guard begins at Prince Charles Palace (we happened upon them setting up for the march by chance and followed them over to Buckingham Palace).
Marching towards Buckingham Palace.
More marching.
Arriving at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace.
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
Buy your London souvenirs here!
Big Ben -- one of those super-famous sights that is more impressive than its reputation.
The Parliament clock tower (Big Ben is actually the bell inside).
Love those double-deckers!
Great buses.
Lots of classy cabs.
More black cabs.
The ubiquitous black cab -- theyre everywhere!
Sun setting on the British House of Commons.
Guard at the House of Commons.
Lots of grand avenues and boulevards like this one in London.
Ducks in Regents Park.
The Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Sherlock Holmes?
Ashe in one of those classic British phone booths.
The Tower Bridge.
In the Docklands near Tower Bridge.
One of the towers of Tower Bridge.
View of City Hall from Tower Bridge. The little hanging glass box is the box in which the magician David Blaine lived in, taking only water, for 44 days.
Oxford Streets fabulous building fronts.
Another great facade!
Pub down in chic Chelsea.
Kings College buildings.
Interesting landmark.
Expansive views in Hyde Park.
Palace gate.
Speakers Corner -- the proverbial soapbox, a place for publicly stating ones deepest opinions. Here, a Yankee screams his views on Muslim fundamentalism.
Muslim argues in support of religiously-grounded terrorism; all part of a normal day at the Speakers Corner.
Ashe lounging in Hyde Park.
The youngest copper weve ever seen.
A green light for bicycles and horses, but what about walkers?
Wellington Gate.
Soho pub.
Somewhere in Londons Chinatown.
St.Pauls Cathedral -- fabulous!
St.Pauls again.
View from inside the famous Tate Gallery.
Fountain.
End of a long day of walking.
The Cutty Sark at the port in Greenwich, Britains last merchant vessel.
The old college buildings in Greenwich, with London cityscape in the distance.