Oxford Street in December 2010

A busy Oxford Street, a week before Christmas

The entrance to Selfridges

For pictures of 2011 Christmas lights in London, see my Xmas 2011 set in Flickr.

Saturday evening at the Apple Store, Covent Garden, London

Even in the rain, the Apple Store is busy on a Saturday evening.

Hungry ducks in winter, Dorking, Surrey

Ice has formed on the Mill Lake 

in Meadowbank Recreation Ground, Dorking, Surrey

The ducks compete for food.

But there is little food around

How to stay warm this winter - Have Long Hair and Stay Indoors

A window display of warm clothing in Piccadily Circus, London, 

with the reflection of the advertising lights on the glass.

 The advertising display in Piccadilly Circus

Skating at Somerset House

The skating season has started at Somerset House, London:

Teddy Bears in Christmas display at Hamleys

The Christmas window at Hamleys, Regent Street,
features teddy bears and cakes.

The store is the largest toy shop in the world

with 7 floors of toys.

For pictures of 2011 Christmas lights in London, see my Xmas 2011 set in Flickr.

Caption competition - Mango window display

Any ideas?

I refuse to wear anything pink.

Oh no, its candles again.

It is always the man's fault.

Christmas window display, Mango, Oxford Street

Apple store in Covent Garden

The Apple Store at No 1, The Piazza, Covent Garden, on a Saturday evening. It opened in August 2010. Its opening hours are Mon-Sat: 9:00am - 9:00pm and Sun: noon - 6:00pm.

There was previously a restaurant on the site. It is at the entrance to the Piazza near Covent Garden tube station.

Preparation of the Ice Rink at Somerset House

The ice rink being prepared in the courtyard of Somerset.

See also Somerset House and water fountains at night and Ice Skating at Somerset House

Ice Skating: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Sports Series)

Somerset House and water fountains at night

The courtyard of Somerset House and its water fountains at night.
The current Somerset House was built as government offices around 1800. Parts of it were occupied for many years by the Inland Revenue with the courtyard used as a car park, but the buildings now house various art exhibitions and the courtyard is open to the public.
The water fountains will soon be replaced by an ice rink for the winter months. The courtyard has also been used for concerts and fashion shows in recent years.
See also my Ice Skating at Somerset House pictures

Southbank Centre, London, at night

More pictures of the Royal Festival Hall and the Southbank Centre:

Food market at the Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall and London Eye

Shops at the front of Festival Hall

Coffee Bar at the Royal Festival Hall

Front of Royal Festival Hall

The nearby National Theatre

Sunny Sunday afternoon in London Fields - 10.10.10

An unusually warm, sunny Sunday afternoon in October in London Fields, Hackney, London E8. It was the 10th of October 2010, ie. 10.10.10.

Sun-bathing in October.

Not as busy as in the summer but unusual for October.

The cricket pitch and Tower Block.

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, at night

The Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank, London, in the evening:

The London Eye and the Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall side view at night

Royal Festival Hall side entrance

Interior at night

Broadway Market on a Saturday afternoon 2

The Farmers' Market on Saturdays in Broadway Market, London Fields, is more and more popular.


See previous entry Broadway Market on a Saturday afternoon, 10 March 2010.

Palestra, Southwark, South London

Palestra, on Balckfriars Road opposite Southwark station, was designed by Will Alsop of Alsop Architects with engineers Buro Happold and holds the headquarters of the London Development Agency and the Surface transport division of Transport for London.

View of Palestra from The Cut in Southwark

Close-up on Union Street

A September Evening by the Thames

An evening walk by the River Thames

London Bridge

Looking towards Tower Bridge from London Bridge

Tower Bridge with Canary Wharf in the distance

Tower Bridge with a sailing ship moored in the background

Fryderyk Chopin sailing ship next to St Catherine's Dock.

The ship took part in the Mayor's Thames Festival in September 2010. In October 2010 the ship lost its 2 masts while trying to cross the Atlantic. It had to be towed to Falmouth but all the crew were safe.

Sunflowers - a reminder of summer

These photos are from last month of some sunflowers outside the lockkepper's cottage by Acton's Lock on the Regent's Canal near Broadway Market in Hackney.
(I meant to go back to do some more photos but did not get around to doing it.)