Trafalgar Square

Our first trip in Central London. We visited Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. This was the first time into London for Nic And Jes. The weather was very cold (5C) but still the streets were busy with tourists. Later on this day we stopped near Oxford St for dinner in a local pub.



The pic was taken outside Horse Guards Parade.



This picture (Nic, me, Jes) was taken at the base of Nelsons Column. There is a similar picture to this of me and my brother at a similar age, must have been 1974.



This picture was taken at our local South Wimbledon tube station, while waiting for the train to arrive. South Wimbledon is very close and convenient to our house but is on the Northern Line which is has a very bad reputation for breaking down and signal failures. The various lines on the tube system are operated by independent companies which I find ridiculous, sounds like a bean-counter's decision.



This picture was taken from Trafalgar Square looking down past Horses Guard, and towards Big Ben.




Need I explain this one ? Interestingly though, I learnt this from someone at my hostel, Big Ben is the name of the bell, not the clock or tower.