Wandering the streets of London

Having arrived quite early in to London for the protest from the previous post, Paul and I had some time to kill waiting for the start of proceedings, so decided to pretty much just wander aimlessly for a bit, taking in a few sights and getting some random shots. This post is to collect together some of those, and all images can be clicked to enlarge:

First off is the Battle of Britain memorial, situated on the north bank of the Thames opposite the London Eye, this really is an amazing monument, definitely worth a spy at if you are visiting the capital. A sentiment which Paul agrees with over on his blog!

Battle Of Britain Monument, London

Battle Of Britain Monument, London

Battle Of Britain Monument, London

Turning around from there you see the London Eye on the opposite embankment, and love it or hate it the Eye has changed the scene on the riverbank for the foreseeable future.  Situated next to the of Greater London Council building it towers over the city as the largest ferris wheel in Europe.

London Eye and Greater London Council building

London Eye and Greater London Council building

Wandering through the streets of London, round such familiar Monopoly streets such as Park Lane and Oxford Street,  it often pays to get off the beaten track slightly and poke down the little arcades and side streets where you will find some wonderful little tucked away gems, such as:

Berkley Square, London

Princes Arcade, London

A side street, Royal Academy Of Arts, London

Also while on Piccadilly, we saw a shop that was selling these funky handbags, purses and other items all of which are made from flattened and woven empty sweet wrappers.

Sweet wrapper fashion

And finally, after the protest and a bite to eat we decided to go down and see the protest camp at Westminster, so I had to get the obligatory few shots of Westminster Clock Tower, home of Big Ben.

Westminster Clock Tower, London

Westminster Clock Tower, London

Westminster Clock Tower, London

Hope you enjoyed the pics :)

~Shepy