On my recent trip to England, we went sightseeing in London.
After meeting an old school friend, she took us to the Millennium Bridge.
“Look!” I said excitedly. “It’s the Cucumber.”
(Silly me – the building is actually known as The Gherkin.)
On our way to the bridge, we bumped into the Invisible Man.
Once over the bridge, I looked back to get a dramatic view of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
A boat ride on the Thames took us to the Embankment
And a wonderful view of the London Eye.
Tired out and happy, we made our way back home
With a pocketful of good memories.
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Beautiful capture. I love those great photos of London, beautiful colors. Greetings.
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What wonderful captures of London!! And what a great tour you’ve taken us on! I love the “Cucumber” and the last shot with beautiful clouds and water and a Ferris Wheel and a peek at your son!! Enjoy your week!
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That’s my daughter in the last shot….
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Great shots and memories of London. It does sort of look like a cucumber.
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That building is both unique and hideous at the same time…I just can’t decide which it is at this time. LOL.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
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oh very cool…love the view of the wheel and across the bridge…the gerkin, lol…
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I would have given anything to see the faces of those around you when you said,“It’s the Cucumber.” I packed up. love it. Those images of London stir me. It’s my favourite city. Our two sons live there and we visit them every year, and what a joy it is to explore that city. We’ve been going there for the last twelve years now and every time we discover new things. You can’t exhaust London. We’re going in November again. Your images make me want to go now. So good to see them. Thank you.
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ha ha. cucumber. 🙂
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Well, does it reminds you of a cucumber or Gerkin; I think that I am behind you, cucumber.
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Fantastic places, beautiful city. I am greeting
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nice pictures…beautiful place!
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Well, you were close on the pickle building! Loved all the shots, especially the invisible man. Cool!
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You’ve made me want to get on a train and stay in London for a while again.
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Loely shoots from London, like the man without face 🙂
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awesome shots ~ sounds like an enjoyable trip
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Lovely shots of London!
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Marvelous images! It’s been about 10 years since I’ve been to London. The “cucumber” would be a sight I’ve missed and think it’s one worth seeing. I’m so glad you are spending time with your family and enjoying yourself!
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Nice shots!!! No sign of the Olympics???
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London turns out to have some really gorgeous walks, doesn’t it!
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Great sightseeing photos. None of that stuff was there the last time I was in London!
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Always a treat to visit London. I lived there for eight years but still enjoy being a tourist when I go back! Hope you are enjoying watching the Olympics, and I hope you enjoyed your visit back home.
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cucumber is funnier 🙂
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Ha… I like the Cucumber.
Gherkin is too German. Ha 😉
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Look, it’s the pickle! Lol. Too funny. 🙂 Great shots, Fiona.
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Yes, it does look like a cucumber!
Did you go on the “Eye?” xxx
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seriously: BEST London pics ever!
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Great pictures, I laughed at the “cucumber” story, thanks I needed that.
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This makes me want cotton candy and a cucumber salad. 🙂
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These are wonderful photographs.
Thank you for taking us along with you.
I LOVE the invisible man! 🙂
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Fantastic shots LadyFi. I especially like the view of St. Paul’s. This is my fav thing about blogging–visiting the sites of others to see the beautiful world around me.
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Loved the London tour! Gotta’ know, did anybody ride the London Eye? (It took me a long time to figure out why that building was called the ‘gherkin’ … it’s not a word I use every day …. (there were many times when we were there that I wasn’t sure we spoke the same language).
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WE didn’t ride the Eye this time – my niece is scared of heights. But I definitely want to do it next time…
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Excellent…and I like the ‘eye’…a great symbol.
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lovely views and the invisible man is cool. 🙂
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Those are all wonderful photos!
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Fantastic captures. The shot of invisible man is incredible.
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Thanks for a fun trip to London!
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Great images of a grey city!
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You have magnificent images of the city.
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Hi there – I think that guy must have lost his head over the gold medal count!
I love sunsets too – but I just thought I’d throw a curve ball!
SM
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Thank you. I loved these and don’t believe either cucumber or gherkin are apt descriptions. The invisible man is really cool though.
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Great photos and a great tour!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Must be wonderful to experience London first hand, it’s such an iconic city.
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The cucumber structure and traditional buildings stand side by side!! What an interesting city London is!! Especially I love the last photo. All of them are stunning as usual!
keiko
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There has been some changes since I was last there. (Just realizing that was 40 years ago!)
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Beautiful shots of our London, but, did you not go on the EYE??
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Sorry, we didn’t get to the Eye until really late and the kids were too tired. But next time, I promise!
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Funny, I was there just yesterday !! I went to the London Tower ! My post is about Stonehenge !
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such wonderful sights and images, so glad you had a good time ~
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What a great river and beautiful town, indeed.
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It was great fun to see all these marvelous photos of London, thank you so much!
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Lovely…so very lovely… what a wonderful artist you are with your camera and your words….
This blog post brought another kind of England back to me… so thank you! 🙂
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The invisible man is so cool! Glad you had fun on your trip my husband just got back from 2 weeks in London, such a fun city 🙂
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Fantastic shots from London! You are SO good with your camera!
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oh, gosh, I love that invisible man. Soo cool. ::)
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Wonderful! It would be so fun to travel about. Thanks for the tour. 🙂
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Love your photo’s!
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The London Eye is huge…it must be very impressive in person.
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Great photos of London. The invisible man certainly captures the eccentricity of the city.
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Gosh, I would so love to go to England! Great photos!!
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Beautiful captures of the city:)
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some dramatic pictures 🙂
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Amazing photos! The London eye and Cucumber is impressive!
Have a nice day
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Thank you for sharing these!! Very cool. Love that photo of St. Paul’s!
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Where did you meet an invisible man? He looks so cool! All the shots are great as usual but I like the last one best.
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Great London shots!
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Poetic tour of a beautiful city with some amazing captures as always! 🙂
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Because of the dynamism of your photography, the city looks spinning around you, ladyfi.
Yoko
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Its my first visit on your blog, and I just want to tell you that have have beautiful pictures! They are so full of life ❤ Best regards ,Tone
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Terrific shots! I’d go crazy if I were in London with a camera! Thanks for stopping by.
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To be honest, I do not like that tower a bit, it looks obscene in my eyes. There is something phallic about it, which is not a problem really, but not suitable in architecture.;) Maybe it is just my dirty mind responsible for these associations, hehe, but it simply does not fit the surroundings at all.;) Nice photography as always though.;) Did I tell you that my husband is half English.;)) xoxo
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London is such a great city, you’ve captured it well Fiona..If I remember correctly you escaped just before the Olympics began didn’t you, very wise I should think. Loved the Invisible Man, way cool! I am determined to conquer my fear and ride the Eye next time I’m in London.
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Beautiful last shot! I am not sure I could ride The Eye looks way too tall for me. I would have called that building a Cucumber too:)
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Fabulous shots of a city I love so much! Great job.
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If you were at Millennium Bridge, you must have also stopped off at the Globe, too??!!
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We saw it from the outside but didn’t go in this time… kids were too tired!
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I love London … and I’m sure it is even more wonderful since the last time I was there.
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