Day 2 - sightseeing all the landmarks.. ..today got to hang out w/ BoogieeigooB and did a quick tour of the London landmarks (yes, i did fall asleep during the tour for several minutes)..here are photos to share.. The 1st & last photos are taken at Olympic Park in Stratford area, where the Opening Ceremony will take place..
Some more photos here are a few more photos taken @ Olympic Park in Stratford area.. Huge crowd as there's a Westfield mall and the OG souvenier shop inside another appliance store..
Arrghhh, don't you start! The last time I was back was... I think in 2007? Now I wish I had planned ahead.
Great pictures, Chris! It seems that you managed to hit all the highlights of tourist London in less than 24 hours. Keep up the good work!
Well, you had your fun a couple of years back . Was in London a decade before you. They still had those greedy pigeons in Trafalgar Square then, lol. Caught them in a shot with one on my arm, one on my shoulder and another on my head. It was really funny. It's been so many years already . I had dreamt of walking around in Heathrow Airport when I was a kid. Woke up disappointed, but went back to sleep to continue the sweet dream. The reality was very much what I had imagined. Everyone loves London .
These online translators are so useful. One can learn to speak some exotic languages. At least a sentence or two.
The last time I was back, was, err, practically every year actually. So I don't miss it ....... except the birds of Trafalgar Square and the old Malaysia Hall before it got relocated from Bryanston Square to Queensborough Terrace at Bayswater. Hey Chris, how about Gloucester, Reading, Plymouth?
How do you get to go back so often? Last time I was there was in 2005 and before that in 2000. Let's see, the big change I noticed for 2005 was the oyster card. But it felt the same otherwise. I really wish I planned to go now What I am doing in Asia when there is the biggest party in London...aarrgghhh
There have been too many "Arrrghhhhs" coming from regretful BCers. Luckily Chris made the commitment to go. Good for him. How about Lisle Street in the West End, Llanelli in Wales, Slough, Streatham...
Some videos to share.. 1st day: hanging out @ Leicester square, Chinatown, Brent (near place of stay), tube rides etc. [video=youtube;NX3cpEPX_iA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX3cpEPX_iA[/video] [video=youtube;aVuHqYoGPQU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVuHqYoGPQU[/video] [video=youtube;RnpkFMgZI5g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnpkFMgZI5g[/video] [video=youtube;06ruGMYSNig]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ruGMYSNig[/video] [video=youtube;2Y-meWdHvcw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y-meWdHvcw[/video] [video=youtube;3UYonS7kzuE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UYonS7kzuE[/video] [video=youtube;VseCgCAqyME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VseCgCAqyME[/video] (a good example of how loud a blaring police siren sounds) [video=youtube;vssjQRj078Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vssjQRj078Q[/video] [video=youtube;igw9wIjb2tw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igw9wIjb2tw[/video] (watching a street performer) 2nd day : day tour [video=youtube;XTcGweM-hno]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTcGweM-hno[/video] [video=youtube;xkJzWQcLCwY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkJzWQcLCwY[/video] (driving thru London's mid-city/central London) [video=youtube;zlT75BQ7MAc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlT75BQ7MAc[/video]
Hey, just Anglo-Saxonic stuff. No druid languages, Gaelic or words that can tie the tongue into a knot .
Hi ctjcad I just want to know who is that in the black shirt in the middle, he looks very familiar but I wasn't sure who he was out of the three members in this post.
the one in the middle is BoogieeigooB (Richard).. Here are a few more photos to share...We went to a badminton store (in north London) and apparently that's all the collection they have in the store (and yes, no feather birdies)..
Videos from Wembley Station to Wembley Arena & from Wembley Arena to Wembley PH here are videos from the Tube to Wembley area (total travel walking distance is roughly 7.5 minutes) : [video=youtube;MQxm-xDBjs0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQxm-xDBjs0[/video] [video=youtube;FjWyp1v3ZIY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjWyp1v3ZIY[/video] [video=youtube;XO7hO2aHe5o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO7hO2aHe5o[/video] and here are videos from the Wembley Arena/Wembley Hilton Hotel to Wembley Plaza Hotel, where the players are staying (roughly 5 minutes) : [video=youtube;iJ9RXm_rmZw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ9RXm_rmZw[/video] [video=youtube;ZRdkUEOsyzk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRdkUEOsyzk[/video]
Oh, I went to kindergarten in London, a long long time ago ....... Lived there until the mid-70s, when Rudy Hartono was still the master at the old Wembley Arena. Then as an adult, bought me a house in London, which my already-migrated cousins are pestering me to sell to them (at subsidised price, no doubt). Thank you very much, I would prefer to be my cousins' landlord. Which is part of the reason for my yearly ritual to merry old London.
Officially in York area (backyard of sir jamesd20) ..so finally made it here for the 2nd journey and for the BC Get-together tonight!..lovely little town..and i'm literally staying in the middle of a countryside..