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2017 England Highlights

Pictures of London (9 days) and Paris (1 day) captured with both my iPhone 6 Plus and Sony RX100M3.
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Facade of the Old Admiralty Building facing the <a href="https://www.globalchampionstour.com/news/2014/1118/london-horse-guards-parade-ground-a-brief-history/">Horse Guards Parade Ground</a>.
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Facade of the Old Admiralty Building facing the Horse Guards Parade Ground.

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  • The Water-Lily Pond, by Claude Monet
  • Parliament Square. Tuesday, April 4, was the only overcast and rainy day I encountered in London over my ten days. Otherwise, it was partly cloudy and sunny. Very uncommon! Even so, it provided me some wonderful opportunities for outdoor photography, both of architecture and nature.
  • It seems fitting to find Churchill amid gathering storm clouds, with Big Ben counting the precious minutes and hours.
  • Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains eleven statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.

As well as being one of London's main tourist attractions, it is also the place where many demonstrations and protests have been held. The square is overlooked by various official buildings: legislature to the east (in the Houses of Parliament), executive offices to the north (on Whitehall), the judiciary to the west (the Supreme Court), and the church to the south (with Westminster Abbey). (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Square">Wikipedia</a>)
  • Flower bed at Parliament Square.<br />
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I saw lots of groups of high school age young people from various countries (judging by the different languages being spoken) during my visit to London. Apparently, my vacation occurred simultaneously with their Spring Break. I found it to be quite refreshing and was glad to see them.
  • Lovely sentiments of support from visitors from all over the world remembering the horrific attack on pedestrians at Westminster Bridge on March 22, 2017.<br><br>

Attacker Khalid Masood, 52, killed four pedestrians and injured about 50 others as he mowed down members of the public with a car on Westminster Bridge at about 2:40pm on Wednesday [the 22nd]. <br><br>

It was moving to see people browsing through the flower bed reading whatever was left of written well-wishes, consolations, and remembrances.
  • It was a pleasant surprise to see an expression of sympathy and respect from my hometown of Minneapolis.
  • Parliament Square.
  • A view from near the entrance to the <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/fSyFXy3JGkv">Churchill War Rooms</a>. A statue of Robert Clive, with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the left.<br><br>

Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB, FRS (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, Commander-in-Chief of British India, was a British officer and soldier of fortune who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.<br><br>
Clive was one of the most controversial figures in all British military history. His achievements included establishing control over much of India, and laying the foundation of the entire British Raj. For that he was vilified by his contemporaries in England, and put on trial before Parliament. Of special concern was that he amassed a personal fortune in India. Modern historians have criticised him for atrocities, for high taxes, and for the forced cultivation of crops which exacerbated famines. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive">Wikipedia</a>)
  • St. James Park.
  • A unique tree at St. James Park.
  • Flowers in St. James Park.
  • Flowers in St. James Park.
  • Facade of the Old Admiralty Building facing the <a href="https://www.globalchampionstour.com/news/2014/1118/london-horse-guards-parade-ground-a-brief-history/">Horse Guards Parade Ground</a>.
  • A London worker passes by the Old Admiralty Building.
  • A trooper of the Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry. The Household Cavalry (HCav) is made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). These regiments are divided between the Armoured Regiment stationed at Combermere Barracks in Windsor and the ceremonial mounted unit, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, garrisoned at Hyde Park Barracks (Knightsbridge Barracks) in London. The Household Cavalry is part of the Household Division and is the Queen's official bodyguard. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_Cavalry">Wikipedia</a>)
  • A sentry of The Household Cavalry.
  • A sentry of The Household Cavalry.
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  • The train I took from London (Kings Cross) to Bedford to view the John Bunyan museum there.
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