st. john's wood tube station... the kid's first introduction to london (above ground that is)

no, this isn't the tourist bus... a regular bus on wellington, right across the street from the tube, notice it is on the other side of the street

embassy court, the flat where i lay my head... let's take a look at my hostess...

natasha waiting for the tube... makin' a face or talkin... don't remember which

gotta luv the taxis... go on. be a tiger!

jgh II & natasha at the underground/tube awaiting the train

gotta luv the taxis

cool telephone booth near baker st...

patisserie --cafe where i ate before the british museum (had an english breakfast, complete with beans)

british museum - fascade, when i started there was light

british museum - fascade, when i started there was light (2)

british museum - great hall

british museum - far eastern buddah (looks like an albino version of my cousin after thanksgiving)

british museum - upper part of a colossal statue of the nineteenth dynasty pharaoh ramesses II, from his memorial temple at thebes [1270 b.c.]

british museum - fascade, when i finished, there was a little less light

the three greyhounds (pub where i had fish & chips) mind the blurriness...

i took the picture after i had a few pints!!! oh yeah, i almost saw my first brawl at the pub too!

tower of london (notice the overcast sky & rain)...

mind the grass... for that actually used to be a moat... that was fed by the thames... but then, it wouldn't flow back... and it actually caused such a stench that it was drained... the moat was supposed to protect the castle, but word has it that the stench alone did a much better job!

tower of london

tower of london - guard... at first we thought it was a prop to lend to the authenticity of the place then we saw him/her blink... we never did figure out if the guard was male of female, but we did observe the changing of the guards... which was quite a production!!

tower of london (interior of white tower... i think)

knight's armor with the horse... he actually looks like an oversized donkey from shrek... it was koowelle seeing the progression of the armor. the horses also got a little larger... this one was a fairly decent size, there were some that were mini- horses. check out the metal skirt on the armor!!

tower of london -- two beefeaters (jgh II & yeoman warder)

tower of london - bridge from westminster over thames (night view)