Andy's
	Pictures from England
	10-Jul-99 to 23-Jul-99
28 Pictures with Insightful Captions

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The Marriott at Cheshunt.

My rental car: A 1999 Ford Mondeo.

Where I worked: New Frontiers Science Park South, Harlow.

Where I held our training classes: New Frontiers Science Park North, Harlow.

St. Albans Cathedral. North of London. Very old and very big.
Neat little town. More info and better pictures at
http://www.stalbans.co.uk.

Goin' down to the Underground (subway). Wonder why they call it the Tube?

Contrary to the nursery rhyme, London Bridge is NOT falling down.
It IS a 6-lane highway, though.

The eastward view over the Thames River from London Bridge.
The aptly-named Tower Bridge looms large.

Yep, that tower is BIG.

Just across the Tower Bridge is the Tower of London. Former home to a lot
of royalty, and current home to the Crown Jewels (although I didn't stop in
to see them). Construction began in 1066 A.D. Unreal.
http://www.tower-of-london.com.

St. Paul's Cathedral. History dates back to 604 A.D.
Of course it's been rebuilt a time or two since then,
and the current version is "only" 300 years old.

St. Paul's Cathedral - alternate view.

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. This is just one example of how darn big all the
buildings are, and how difficult it is to get a decent picture. This one does the
structure no justice, but it looks like they had some trouble on this page too,
so I don't feel TOO bad!

Westminster Abbey, home of every coronation since 1066, numerous royal
events ranging from weddings to funerals, and 17 deceased monarchs.

Bring your beach towel and relax at Hyde Park on a lazy Saturday afternoon.

Buckingham Palace, home to England's monarchy since 1837. Site of the famous
Changing of the Guard, although I missed my only chance to see it thanks to a
late night out in London the night before! http://www.royal.gov.uk/palaces/bp.htm.

Royal Albert Hall, home to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and many other concerts.

Parliament and Big Ben at night. An unfortunate combination of 100ASA film and less
than steady hands made this one a bit blurry, but you get the picture (pun intended).

Driving the B176 in Cheshunt. I snapped this picture on my way to the train station.
I was just coming out of a mini-roundabout, and there's another one just ahead.

Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles recorded every one of their studio tracks.
A little more quaint than I was expecting! Did you know that Pink Floyd's Dark Side
of the Moon was also recorded here? And the studio is still in use: Alanis Morissette
just wrapped up some sessions here a couple of months ago!

The wall in front of Abbey Road Studios holds the messages of Beatles fans past and present.

The most famous zebra crossing you'll ever (not) see (thanks to the sun glare) --
from the opposite direction of the famous album cover (oops).

Harrods world-famous department store. Not open on Sundays, FYI.

Nelson's Column, in the center of Trafalgar Square. This area is
famous for its picturesque pigeons (not pictured). It is also the
location of London's big New Years Eve bash each year.

Yes, a lot of those cool English phone booths are still around.

Oxford Street, where you can shop until you drop. Blister factor was
bad by this point in my trip, so I grabbed my Republica CD at HMV and left.

Did I see a show on the West End while I was in London? No, but I saw a few
theatres from the outside. Here's the Palace Theatre, which has been running
Les Miserables since April 12, 1985.

Almost two full weeks of atypical sunny English weather ended with a rainy drive
down the A10 on my way back from work the very last evening.