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London 2014

Folder: Great Britain
Another great 10 days in London. Highlights included: Red House (William Morris's home in Bexleyheath), a fabulous tour of the Charterhouse, West Norwood Cemetery (the 6th of the Magnificent Seven that I've been to), Crystal Palace Park, a ghostsigns walking tour in Stoke Newington with Sam Roberts, and a ramble around Poplar to find the real "Nonnatus House." My camera died at the base of Balfron…  (read more)
Serpentine Pavilion 2014 - 5

Serpentine Pavilion 2014 - 5

01 Sep 2014 316
The 2014 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Smiljan Radic.
Serpentine Pavilion 2014 - 6

Serpentine Pavilion 2014 - 6

01 Sep 2014 300
The 2014 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Smiljan Radic.
Italian Gardens 1

Italian Gardens 1

01 Sep 2014 1 298
Autumn color in the flower beds, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 2

Italian Gardens 2

01 Sep 2014 1 3 248
Autumn color in the flower beds, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 3

Italian Gardens 3

01 Sep 2014 211
Fountains, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 4

Italian Gardens 4

01 Sep 2014 255
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 5

Italian Gardens 5

01 Sep 2014 264
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 6

Italian Gardens 6

01 Sep 2014 285
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 7

Italian Gardens 7

01 Sep 2014 1 255
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens 9

Italian Gardens 9

01 Sep 2014 243
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park.
Italian Gardens B&W2

Italian Gardens B&W2

01 Sep 2014 240
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park. Cheesy holga effect.
Italian Gardens B&W3

Italian Gardens B&W3

01 Sep 2014 2 3 293
Fountain, Italian Gardens, Hyde Park. Cheesy holga effect.
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red

Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red

02 Sep 2014 200
Installation in the moat at the Tower of London of over 800k poppies, in commemoration of the British and Commonwealth dead during World War I. Designed by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, the installation was named after a poem, written by a soldier who died in the trenches, and discovered by Cummins in a Chesterfield library.
Tower & Poppies 1

Tower & Poppies 1

02 Sep 2014 287
Installation in the moat at the Tower of London of over 800k poppies, in commemoration of the British and Commonwealth dead during World War I. The ceramic poppies were "planted" by volunteers over many weeks -- the first being planted on the day that WWI broke out and the last on Armistice Day (November 11). I was there in early September -- about 1/2 way through the installation. By the weekend leading up to Remembrance Day, the crowds were so thick that it was hard to see into the moat, which was by then solid red.
Tower & Poppies 2

Tower & Poppies 2

02 Sep 2014 265
Installation in the moat at the Tower of London of over 800k poppies, in commemoration of the British and Commonwealth dead during World War I. The ceramic poppies were "planted" by volunteers over many weeks -- the first being planted on the day that WWI broke out and the last on Armistice Day (November 11). I was there in early September -- about 1/2 way through the installation. By the weekend leading up to Remembrance Day, the crowds were so thick that it was hard to see into the moat, which was by then solid red.
Tower & Poppies 3

Tower & Poppies 3

02 Sep 2014 1 277
Installation in the moat at the Tower of London of over 800k poppies, in commemoration of the British and Commonwealth dead during World War I. The ceramic poppies were "planted" by volunteers over many weeks -- the first being planted on the day that WWI broke out and the last on Armistice Day (November 11). I was there in early September -- about 1/2 way through the installation. By the weekend leading up to Remembrance Day, the crowds were so thick that it was hard to see into the moat, which was by then solid red.
Poppies 1

Poppies 1

02 Sep 2014 1 2 260
Installation in the moat at the Tower of London of over 800k poppies, in commemoration of the British and Commonwealth dead during World War I. The ceramic poppies were "planted" by volunteers over many weeks -- the first being planted on the day that WWI broke out and the last on Armistice Day (November 11). I was there in early September -- about 1/2 way through the installation. By the weekend leading up to Remembrance Day, the crowds were so thick that it was hard to see into the moat, which was by then solid red.
Poppies 2

Poppies 2

02 Sep 2014 219
Installation in the moat at the Tower of London of over 800k poppies, in commemoration of the British and Commonwealth dead during World War I. The ceramic poppies were "planted" by volunteers over many weeks -- the first being planted on the day that WWI broke out and the last on Armistice Day (November 11). I was there in early September -- about 1/2 way through the installation. By the weekend leading up to Remembrance Day, the crowds were so thick that it was hard to see into the moat, which was by then solid red.
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