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| Sunday, 11-May-2008 23:49 |
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12 miles, 300 photos...
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Out over south-east London
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It was a gloriously warm and sunny day. We completed the next two sections of the Capital Ring walk - around 12 miles across SE London from Falconwood to Crystal Palace. I took so many photos that it will probably take me all week to sort them out (and I am busy with marking at work too...) Here's one to start with. Taken in King John's Walk, Eltham.
It was such a surprise to see my ent pic as editor's choice when I logged in to post this. Thanks eds, glad you enjoyed it.
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| Saturday, 10-May-2008 14:53 |
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Is this an Ent?
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This tree in Oxleas Wood reminded me of the Ents in Lord of the Rings...
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| Friday, 9-May-2008 12:59 |
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Spring Colours
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There's been a bit too much urban grit on these pages lately so here's a bit of spring colour from some of the parks and woodland that we walked through last weekend.
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| Thursday, 8-May-2008 21:45 |
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Surrealism
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A disused canon on Woolwich Promenade. Pointing north across the river to Silvertown. Some photoshopped versions followed by original.
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| Wednesday, 7-May-2008 22:46 |
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Ceramic fish
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On the promenade at Woolwich
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| Tuesday, 6-May-2008 22:23 |
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Photochallenge #184: Bridge
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Across the Millenium Bridge
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Looking out from the Millenium Bridge
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Millenium Bridge reflected
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This entry is about two footbridges.
The first is the Millenium Bridge - the famous wobbly bridge running between the Tate Modern in Bankside and St Paul's on the north side of the river. It's not wobbly any more though and there were plenty of people walking across it yesterday when I took these pics.
#1 is a view along the edge of the bridge with St Paul's just appearing to the left.
#2 looks east along the river and shows four bridges -- the struts of the millenium bridge in the foreground, next Southwark bridge with the pillars of London Bridge just visible between its arches. Finally you can make out Tower Bridge, hazy in the distance.
#3 is a reflection of the bridge in a window at the northern end.
The second, which we walked across last Sunday, is known as the Linkbridge and takes the Woolwich promenade across a wall which is part of the flood defences at this point (just downriver from the Thames Barrier). Standing on the viewing platform at the top you can almost imagine you are standing on the prow of a boat. The Tate and Lyle factory is opposite on the north bank of the river.
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| Monday, 5-May-2008 22:23 |
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Bank holiday, South Bank, no Banksy
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Everyone wants to see Banksy
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Steel drummer
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From Gabriel's Wharf
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I went down to the South Bank today with the intention of seeing the Banksy exhibition in the old Eurostar road access tunnel under Waterloo Station (no longer used since Eurostar moved to St Pancras). But, as you can see from pic #1, there were huge crowds. Not only would it have meant waiting around 2 hours but I don't suppose you would have seen much once you did get in. Probably get a better view from the BBC photogallery!
So I gave up and wandered down the South Bank to the Millenium bridge then walked over to St Paul's and got the bus home. Took a few pics along the way of course, a couple of samples posted here.
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| Sunday, 4-May-2008 23:55 |
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Walking under the Thames
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#1 North side
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#2 Well, you wouldn't really want to loiter...
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#3 Probably near the middle
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As contemplated yesterday, we did the official section one of the Capital Ring walk today. And although rain was forecast it held off until we were on the bus on the way home and even then it was just a light shower.
The walk runs for just over 6 miles from the southern exit of the Woolwich foot tunnel almost due south to Falconwood. We also had to do the river crossing from the north entrance of the tunnel.
I don't usually post such a long set of pics but I wanted to give you the full experience...
The Woolwich foot tunnel was dug by hand and completed in 1912. There are 126 steps down on the north side and 101 up on the south side (assuming, of course that you travel north-south as we did today). It's open 24 hours but the lift (when it's working) only runs between 7.30am and 6pm or 9am to 4.30pm on Sundays.
#1 Note the Capital Ring sign on the left and the rail replacement bus service as the DLR was closed for engineering works today.
#3 You can hear an echo from both ends of the tunnel if you shout around here
#4 According to the notice on the left the lift should be running at this time
#5 This looks pretty permanent, or maybe the red light comes on if the lift breaks down?
#6 You can see from this sign that Greenwich (the Borough responsible for the tunnel) really does put people and services first! We are informed that the North and South lifts are closed from 2am (when they wouldn't have been open anyway) until [indecipherable squiggles] due to Breakdown.
#7 So we head up the stairs
#8 and begin to see the light
#9 this is a refelction as we left the southern exit (spot the seagull)
# similar to the northern terminal but more hemmed in by buildings.
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| Saturday, 3-May-2008 21:54 |
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Golden reflections...
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After a night drinking wine with a friend, thinking about the walk that we didn't do today but plan to do tomorrow although we have already probably missed the best weather of the May Day Bank Holiday weekend...
Flats reflected in the Royal Docks, now a swanky marina, from our walk round that area last week. Tomorrow we will start with the Woolwich foot tunnel - 1,655 feet in a pipe under the river...
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| Friday, 2-May-2008 21:27 |
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Roman Baths, Trier
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I'm still sorting out the photos I took on my trip to Germany and taking more in London at the same time.
Today it's back to Germany with a set taken at the Kaiserthermen (Roman Imperial Baths) built in Trier at the end of the second century. Trier is the oldest city in Germany and was an imperial capital of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman Emperor.
More Roman remains still to come...
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