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Paddington Bear

05 Thursday Jul 2018

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London, England, U.K.

A statue of Paddington Bear in its natural habitat and namesake train depot, London’s Paddington Station.

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Roaming around St. Paul’s Cathedral

03 Sunday Jun 2018

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From a few weekends ago: A view of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, while standing about halfway to the north end of the Millennium Bridge.

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Sun chairs … without sun

02 Saturday Jun 2018

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From a drizzly afternoon a few Saturdays ago at The Regent’s Park in London.

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Roman wall in St. Albans

01 Friday Jun 2018

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The remains of the wall surrounding Verulamium, a Roman settlement sited within the modern-day municipality of St. Albans, a short train ride north of London.

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Glimpsing the Shard

30 Wednesday May 2018

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The top of the Shard skyscraper in London peeks over the top of trees near the Tate Modern.

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Primrose Hill

26 Saturday May 2018

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A beautiful view of central London from atop Primrose Hill, from a couple of weekends ago.

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Tickled pink

25 Friday May 2018

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Trees in full bloom, seen recently at Primrose Hill in London.

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Word on the Water

24 Thursday May 2018

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A floating book store on The Regent’s Canal in London.

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Wealth vs. joy

23 Wednesday May 2018

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Some random street art in London, England, spotted on my recent visit there.

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Tower of Babel

22 Tuesday May 2018

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Part of the an exhibit at the Tate Modern in London which explores how media can be truly just noise, due to our inability to understand most foreign languages. Those speakers are continuously blasting our overlapping news reports in a multitude of tongues. The image was captured during my wander at the museum last weekend.

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