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London

Four days, from King’s Cross to Notting Hill.

21 – 24 August 2022

King’s Cross

Westminster →

Sunday evening, first steps in London.

21 – 22 August

Sunday, 6:25 pm. King’s Cross in the evening sun.
Sunday, 6:25 pm. King’s Cross in the evening sun.
Monday, 1 pm. A queue for Platform 9 ¾, obviously. Then a whole wall of wands.Monday, 1 pm. A queue for Platform 9 ¾, obviously. Then a whole wall of wands.
Monday, 1 pm. A queue for Platform 9 ¾, obviously. Then a whole wall of wands.

Westminster

← King’s CrossTower Bridge →

Monday afternoon, the postcard London.

22 August

1:50 pm. Buckingham Palace, and everyone who had the same idea.
1:50 pm. Buckingham Palace, and everyone who had the same idea.
A red phone box, and Big Ben at the end of Whitehall. Hard to get more London.A red phone box, and Big Ben at the end of Whitehall. Hard to get more London.
A red phone box, and Big Ben at the end of Whitehall. Hard to get more London.
2:37 pm. Big Ben, with a red bus passing right on cue.
2:37 pm. Big Ben, with a red bus passing right on cue.
The London Eye, across the river.
The London Eye, across the river.
4:26 pm. Trafalgar Square, Nelson way up on his column.
4:26 pm. Trafalgar Square, Nelson way up on his column.

Tower Bridge

← WestminsterWest End →

Tuesday, on foot along the Thames.

23 August

2:30 pm. And there it is: Tower Bridge.
2:30 pm. And there it is: Tower Bridge.
An old warship moored in front of the City’s towers. And the Shard, sticking out behind City Hall.An old warship moored in front of the City’s towers. And the Shard, sticking out behind City Hall.
An old warship moored in front of the City’s towers. And the Shard, sticking out behind City Hall.

West End

← Tower BridgeHyde Park →

The evening, from Regent’s Park to Chinatown.

23 August

6:22 pm. The lake in Regent’s Park, a quiet break.
6:22 pm. The lake in Regent’s Park, a quiet break.
Sherlock Holmes’ door at 221B Baker Street, then Regent Street as the light fades.Sherlock Holmes’ door at 221B Baker Street, then Regent Street as the light fades.
Sherlock Holmes’ door at 221B Baker Street, then Regent Street as the light fades.
8:51 pm. Piccadilly Circus.
8:51 pm. Piccadilly Circus.
9:21 pm. Chinatown (i feel like there is a chinatown in everycountry).
9:21 pm. Chinatown (i feel like there is a chinatown in everycountry).

Hyde Park

← West EndNotting Hill →

Wednesday, the last day, at a slower pace.

24 August

The Serpentine, then lawns burnt yellow by the summer of 2022.The Serpentine, then lawns burnt yellow by the summer of 2022.
The Serpentine, then lawns burnt yellow by the summer of 2022.
1:30 pm. Me, at Lancaster Gate.
1:30 pm. Me, at Lancaster Gate.

Notting Hill

← Hyde Park

The white houses, before heading home.

24 August

2:11 pm. Notting Hill, one last walk.2:11 pm. Notting Hill, one last walk.
2:11 pm. Notting Hill, one last walk.

End of the line

If you go

What I’d tell a friend before the trip.

Walk across Westminster Bridge.

Big Ben on one side, the London Eye on the other.

WestminsterLondon

Follow the south bank to Tower Bridge.

An old warship and the City’s towers keep you company on the way.

SouthwarkLondon

Take a long walk through Hyde Park.

Along the Serpentine, then out by Lancaster Gate and on to Notting Hill.

Hyde ParkLondon