Today’s gallery requires no introduction if you’ve been reading this week’s series on Beijing — the first stop on our recent China adventure. Here are my favorite shots from our first day (click on any image to bring up the slide show):
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Ely Cathedral
More pictures from our 2005 visit to England. Our daughter was stationed at R.A.F. Mildenhall and son-in-law was assigned to my old base at R.A.F. Lakenheath (I was stationed there in 1976 and 1977), about four and a half miles from Mildenhall and both in East Anglia. But rather than split the distance between the two bases, our clan decided to reside in the medieval town of Ely in nearby Cambridgeshire.
Ely Cathedral stained glass
The most famous structure in Ely is of course the Cathedral. I’m sure you’ll agree that Ely Cathedral is quite impressive both inside and out.
Interior view of the octagonal west “Lantern” tower — 215 feet/66 meters tall; from the inside it’s 142 feet/43 meters from the floor to the roof boss in the center of the Lantern
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In February of 2005 Ursula and I visited our daughter, son-in-law, and bouncing new granddaughter in England. But before we headed north out of London Ursula and I decided to do the tourist thing. This was with my first digital camera, a now positively ancient Sony F707 which was pretty state-of-the-art for the time.
One of the stops was across the river from James Bond’s office at the SIS (a.k.a., MI6) Building. A passerby jokingly (I hope) stopped and told me that I shouldn’t be taking a picture of this edifice:
SIS Headquarters — M was not receiving visitors that day, and 007 was out of the country
We also strolled by the London Eye, of course. No, I didn’t get on. I don’t do heights:
London Eye
London Eye
And it goes without saying that no trip to London is complete without a photo of Big Ben (now officially Elizabeth Tour), the Palace of Westminster (a.k.a., the Parliament building), and Westminster Bridge:
Westminster Bridge, Westminster Palace, and Big Ben
Another picture-worthy span is Vauxhall Bridge:
Vauhall Bridge
As is Lambeth Bridge:
Lambeth Bridge
Of course I probably could have gotten even better photos if only I had sprung for a Thames River tour:
A Duck in the Water
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