Millennial gift

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Millennial gift

Millennium Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral, seen from the South Bank, London.

Destination: History

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Hot Tube Time Machine

Here’s one of the static displays of old Tube cars at the London Transport Museum. Love the mannequins in period clothing.

Standing on guard

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On watch

Because we all know I couldn’t go to London without a seeing at least one of these fellas. This soldier was standing watch outside the building at the Tower of London housing the Crown Jewels.

Elementary visit

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Study

I rarely visit museums for make-believe persons … but it seemed appropriate to make an exception for Sherlock Holmes. Above is a recreation of what Holmes’s study might look like. Find it and lots more other trivia at 221B Baker St. in London.
And don’t despair if you don’t find it at first: The building is between 237 and 241 Baker St.
Even the city capitalizes on the famous address. Below are tiles used to decorate the Baker St. Underground station.

Feeling at Holmes in the Underground

Sk-eye-line

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Sk-eye-line

London Eye.

Music over yonder

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Music yonder

A lovely fall morning on the Museumplein with the Concertgebouw beyond it, Amsterdam.

Look at the cute animals!

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Animaux du domaine

Now this was a pleasant surprise: Real live farm animals at Versailles. Took a wrong turn walking to the Trianon palaces but with loads of goats, sheep and horses to look at, the half-hour-long detour was well worth it.

15 hours, 22 minutes

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15h22

The Musée d’Orsay in Paris is housed in a beautiful old train station, which has two clock towers, including this one.

Smallest house in Paris

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From a cruise on the Seine:

Stuff I didn’t know my portable camera could do

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Paris en miniature

My portable camera comes with some cool special effects I don’t often use … what better time than a vacation to play a little.
This effect makes everything look like a miniature scene. This was shot from the Eiffel Tower, with every element looking even tinier than it already is.