Destination: History

18 Thursday Oct 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in fun, history, London, photography, photowalking, trains, transit, Travel, urban

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England, GB, history, London, photography, rail, railroad, railway, train, trains, Travel, Tube, UK, underground

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

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, London, photography, photowalking, Travel

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England, GB, history, London, photography, Travel, UK

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

16 Tuesday Oct 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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England, GB, London, museum, photography, photowalk, Sherlock Holmes, Travel, UK

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.