Its been some time yes indeed. So far, I have been to london for the second time and back, spent my weekend sleeping away and did three turn-around flights. Everything has been tip-top.
i have been told that i should post more pictures on the blog and pictures of scrawny metal kangaroos just wouldnt do. ;p ok next time to aussie land i will try to shoot a fleshy kangaroo with my flashy camera, mate. that is, if i find one =(
Second trip to london was nice. The flight was good, crew was fantastic and i had a nice time in london. Went walking again and took some nice pics, this time i managed to terrorize the design museum with my incessant picture taking and stepped into the modern art museum of tate modern and to come out unscathed by the millions and trillions of art enthisiast eager to view the free-admitting art exhibition.

London Bridge, im sure all of u have heard that rhythm before?
that nursery song and game that we play as kids? well the source of it do exist! london bridge in london. Quite obviously, this is not the Medieval London Bridge. In fact, this bridge, completed in 1973, is only the latest of several bridges to bear the name of "London Bridge."

History has it that;

The stone London Bridge was begun around the year 1176 and completed in the early years of the 13th century. The first 'London Bridge' was Roman and probably built of timber. However the earliest written reference to a London Bridge can be found in the section in the Saxon Chronicles that deals with the latter half of the 10th century.
Wooden bridges, such as this one, were never intended to be really permanent. They fell down, burned down, were torn down, and otherwise required periodic replacement. One in particular deserves notice because an incident in 1014 is thought to have inspired the famous nursery rhyme about London Bridge.
The story is that one Olaf sailed up the Thames with his fleet of longboats. For the Norsemen (who thought of rivers as highways, not barriers) the bridge was a navigational obstruction to be removed, and he proceeded to do just that. He had the piers of the bridge tied to his ships and, rowing downstream (and with the tide), tore the superstructure down. The Roman and Saxon wooden London Bridges were vulnerable to fire and flood so Peter de Colechurch determined to build a lasting bridge of stone. During the 30 years that it took to build, the Bridge cost the lives of an estimated 150 workmen source: http://midtown.net/dragonwing/col9802.htm




On the left: a griffin that marks the start of present day london bridge.






cutting through the walkway to get to tower bridge, you will get to walk across a huge square dotted with little water jets. coming right out from the concrete. Again part of the architectural genius.
really nicely done.










during my walk, architectural delights seem to greet me from every corner.
maybe cuz london knows im going to the design museum.
hmm .huh. ignore mah nonsense.

But u gotta agree they do look gorgeous in the pictures!



as it is the usual practice to sign off with a self reflection in a glass window, i give you... junie the london explorer!
=) next stop, Rome.
Watched gladiator on DVD to set me in the mood.
Ancient rome history, vatican city, colosseum, here i come!