2.07.2009

Saturday wanderings

I really needed a break from work today, so Mike and I headed out to the John Soane museum and down towards the touristy bit of the Thames. We were going to meet up with others from studio, but it never happened because we went different ways, and decided to go to Westminster Abbey for the Evensong instead of over to the Tate or Covent Garden.


A small church on the other side of the square from the JS museum. I love moss!


After the JS museum, we wandered and found this weird wig shop next to a government building and pub


Across the street were a slew of telephone booths, and since there were no nosy passersby, we took advantage of the touristy "I'm in a red telephone booth!" However, we also learned earlier that day, that the design of the booth was taken from the crypt designed by John Soane for his wife. The original crypt still stands behind one of the churches... somewhere.


We found another museum place by chance, and I started playing with my telephoto lense.


And while I haven't yet been to the Gherkin, it was finally visible from the terrace of the museum!


Banksy, a famous London graffiti artist, paints these incredible, cheeky things all over the place. No one knows who Banksy is. Most often, they are kept in tact because the quality and iconic-ness of the art. However, this theatre on the Thames didn't seem to think it was so nice and tried to wash it off.


Under the Embankment bridge (not sure what it's real name is) we found a book fair. It was really overpriced.


The most incredible space along the Thames, under a major pedestrian walkway- the home of budding London Punks.


Copper to Copper: a member of the force consults tactics with one of the many inventive street performers along the Thames strip.


The slowly turning Eye is dizzing as you stare up at it.


Bright tacky things for sale along Westminster bridge.


Westminster Tube is one of my favorite stops because it's this incredible concrete and steel labyrinth beside Parliament, with eerie lighting. A futuristic robot movie should be filmed here.



For a few more photos from the set, check out the album.

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