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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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Inside of Westminster Chapel.
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Inside of Westminster Chapel.

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  • Westminster Palace (the seat of Parliament).
  • View of the London Eye from Westminster Bridge.
  • View of the London Eye and the Queen's Walk from the South end of the Westminster Bridge.
  • The Palace of Westminster is a Victorian Gothic masterpiece designed by Sir Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin to replace the medieval parliament buildings which burnt to the ground in 1834. The result of their work is one of the great buildings of the Victorian era and acts as home to the Houses pf Parliament. (<a href="http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=1449">Link</a>)
  • A view of Westminster Palace (seat of Parliament).
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  • The British Library. The "Treasures" room is the place to see some of the world's great historical treasures - The Gutenberg Bible, Tyndale's New Testament, a page from Handle's Messiah, and so much more! Unfortunately, no photography is allowed. But, at least you get a view of Issac Newton before entering :-)
  • Westminster Chapel is an Evangelical Free Church in Westminster, central London. The church is in Buckingham Gate, on the corner of Castle Lane and opposite the junction with Petty France. Buckingham Gate is just off Victoria Street and near Buckingham Palace.<br><br>

The church has had several notable pastors including G. Campbell Morgan (1904–17, 1933–43), John Henry Jowett (1918–22), Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1939–68), R. T. Kendall (1977–2002) and Greg Haslam (2002–16).<br><br>

Perhaps the greatest aspect of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' legacy has to do with his preaching. Lloyd-Jones was one of the most influential preachers of the twentieth century. Many volumes of his sermons have been published by Banner of Truth. His preaching style may be summarized as 'logic on fire' for several reasons. First, he believed that the use of logic was vital for the preacher. But his view of logic was not the same as that of the Enlightenment. This is why he called it logic "on fire." The fire has to do with the activity and power of the Holy Spirit. He therefore believed that preaching was the logical demonstration of the truth of a given passage of Scripture with the aid, or unction, of the Holy Spirit. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Lloyd-Jones">Wikipedia</a>)
  • Inside of Westminster Chapel.
  • The pulpit view of Westminster Chapel (modernized for today's worship).
  • Pipe organ at Westminster Chapel.
  • Pipe organ control board at Westminster Chapel. Apparently, an organist comes in once a week to play, but she is very private and won't play if others are in the room.
  • Tower Bridge was my photographic challenge for this trip, knowing that if I wanted dramatic images I would need to be present either at sunrise or sunset. I chose the later (I'm on vacation after all! LoL). So, I visited other sites during the day and found my way to the Tower Hill area after dinner time. Then I setup my tripod and waited for some interesting moments to acquire a number of shots. On this trip I left my DSLR at home, opting instead for a much lighter yet solid performer in the Sony RX100M3. This compact camera has a 1" sensor and a Carl Zeiss lens. Don't underestimate it.
  • Tower Bridge
  • Tower Bridge
  • Tower Bridge
  • The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, is a 95-story skyscraper in Southwark, London, that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter development. Standing 309.7 metres (1,016 ft) high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shard">Wikipedia</a>)

Additionally, the Shard makes for another great photographic subject given its stature and reflective surfaces.
  • The Shard Tower.
  • Van Gogh's "Vase with fifteen sunflowers" is prominently featured at the beginning of the impressionist exhibition in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery">National Gallery</a>. It is a humbling experience to stand just inches away from these masterpieces, and there is no substitute for the in-person experience. When you examine Van Gogh's paintings you see the paints almost jumping off the canvas - I mean its thickly laid out. It almost looks like the artist threw globs of paint at the canvas and somehow it was so ordered and arranged that it became a recognizable image.
  • Van Gogh's "Wheatfield with Cypresses."
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