London bridge and the Guerkin building

Here is the Guerkin building though its actual name is St. Mary's axe. Looks more of a Guerkin than an axe so i see the reason behind its nick name.

Ive always wanted to see this building as when ever you see panning shots above the city of London on TV this is the building that always stands out. I dont know what they do in it but its a great piece of architecture and looks beautiful with the light shinning on it.

I love how the clouds reflect on the surface of its shell.

Is a great building and glad we saw it.

Another fantastic building we saw on a boat trip down the Thames. London likes its creative architecture.

Finally we saw London bridge and the tower of London. We didn't think the tower of London was that impressive but London bridge was as great as i imagined. sitting in the middle of the river Thames.

Was great to walk over it and watch the ships go under its draw bridge. After this we had seen most of the sites and are trip to London was complete. Was a great experience and gave me a passion for site seeing that i never knew i had.

Millenium bridge

Here i am standing on millenium bridge which crosses over the river Thames. It has great views from every angle you look at it. Here infront of me is the famous St. Pauls Cathedrial.

Over that way you can see London bridge.

And this is Millenim bridge. Near it is also the tate modern art museam. i like art but i have to admit i wasnt impressed with the museam.

Not a statue but an actual guard. Must get hot in the Summer.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham palace

This was probbly the most special part of the day. Visiting the home of the royal family and seeing the magnificent palace. It was a very big building and to think its someones house! Well she is the Queen.

Victoria Memorial Statue

I kept looking in the windows to see if i could see her but obviously i couldn't, as if she would be standing looking out of the window. Was very busy, the courtyard was full of people, i was suprised at how close you could actully get.

Much prettier gate then at downing street.

And heres me soaking in the culture at Buckingham palace.

Past the gate were these guards, they walked back and forth and stopped in there little huts. must be so boring doing that all day with hundreds of people watching you. He doesnt even look like he could protect the palace under attack. Maybe he's secretly a Ninja?

Every few hours they do the changing of the guard, a march of soliders march out of the palace playing trumpets. Its a bit dramatic but very british was fun to see. They all were wearing red uniforms and the iconic black fury hat, but this band werent the guards surely!

But they were behind them with the huge guns! Was a great display to see and the most enjoyable part of London for me. Was great to say I've finally seen these places.

Downing street

We walked past Downing street where Englands Primeminister lives. Was guarded by an iron gate and lots of police so couldn't really see it but was weird to think he was down there.

The police may not look much here guarding West minister and Downing street but they had some pretty huge guns. I wouldn't want to try climb the gate to downing street.

Theres one of the doors. Not amazing but yeh proves i was there.

Big Ben and the London eye

On are 2nd day of the short 4 day holiday we went site seeing. We got the tube from are hotel to the main city of west Minster. The tube was fun, so fast and when we emerged from the station we were in propper London. Right infront of us was the iconic 'Big Ben' and the west minister. Was a great looking building.

Its just attached onto the River Thames. Looks like an old church or castle, it had very detailed architecture and sculptures.

And if you turned round and looked over the bridge there was The London eye! We never went on it due to its exspense and the que but it was another great site to see.

We heard the iconic Bell go off inside the clock tower too.

BONG!

Looks pretty high doesnt it.

Madame tussauds

Me on the Jonathon Ross show

On are first day in London we went to Madame tussauds. Was a very long que but well worth the waite! I'm not a suck up about celebritys but seriously in this place you become star struck! Basically its a museam of scarily real wax celebritys! I felt like they were real and wanted my pictures with them all! I kept saying they werent real but i needed photos with them! Give me an autograph!

Samuel L Jackson a bit annoyed i stopped him for a photo.

Tom Cruise not so annoyed.

Good old Will Smith

And for the Americans Obama!!!

Its such a surreal place that i recomend, theres loads more celebrities to be seen but I'll leave you to go see it yourself.

London! 2009

Well if you didn't already know I am English and from a city called Leeds in the North of England. It is 2009 now and i am nearly 16 years old and me and my family went to London for the first time. For you Americans i need to say, no i don't know the queen and no we don't all talk posh, trust me we are the least posh country in the world i think. But yes in London we do have red buses and black cabs.

Was exciting to go to London. Its full of famous buildings and symbols of british culture so was good at a english guy to see all this in my very own capitle. The royal family and monarchy are probbly the main reason people like to visit the United Kingdom and London was full of Tourists! Think everyone was!

Nice place though, felt like you were somewhere special. But typical English weather it never was really bright and sunny.