Jun 242009

 Day 14

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Soho stroll

Carnaby Street


Apparently Carnaby Street is a big deal if you’re a shopping-district seeker, so I thought I’d test the theory that I can appreciate a good international shopping district (confirmed: nope).

I did, however, manage to get a London Underground t-shirt out of the deal.

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Golden Square


I happened upon this place as I walked on toward Piccadilly Circus. Nice little urban space, apparently flanked on all sides by embassies and political buildings, complete with a purple paint-splattered statue in the center. I also ran into my first of three Kangaroos of the day. I was hoping for a clever/quirky explanation for them, but they were just part of an initiative to promote Kangaroo Island and South Australia. FMTPO!

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Picadilly Circus


A bustling square in the midst of four-and-twenty shops and theaters, I wandered by pretty quickly without seeing much besides kangaroos and horses.

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Grub-stop at Exeter Cafe


Stopped on this sidestreet for a tasty English breakfast, and to scribble a few things in my journal while giving my back and shoulders a rest. This was the only day of the trip where the frame pack took a toll – first by not allowing me into the British Portrait Museum (bastards!), then by forcing a few extra pit stops to rest up the muzzcles.

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North Bank stroll

Somerset House


The Somerset House, a major center for film, fashion, and performing arts, was key to my bladder relief management that morning. Indeed, most of what followed would have played out a bit differently if the Somerset House lavatories hadn’t been there for me in my time of need.

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North bank gardens, walks, and memorials


A couple of historic and scenic spots I stumbled upon during my arbitrary route along the north bank of the Thames.

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Victoria Embankment architecture


These buildings caught my eye during the bus ride into Victoria Station from Stansted Airport two days earlier, so I took a little time to scope them out up close. They’re also visible in the photo I’d taken from the London Eye of St. Paul’s Cathedral and its cityscape surroundings.

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That’s a wrap! Next move was to hop a train down to Gatwick Airport, a flight back to Dublin for a last night of Irish shenanigans, then catch a morning flight back to NYC. Hopefully there’ll be a second installment in the not-too-distant future. Euro Cup 2012 anyone?

London kitsch-n-stub montage


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Full London photoset (flickr)

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