Summer Pavilion at South Bank Centre, London

It did rain a bit during the summer

A pavilion was created on Southbank, London

It is a specail zone

It showed the Southbank in a different light

Christmas Lights London 2014

Christmas lights in London this year

Shoreditch Christmas lights in Rivington Street

Princes Arcade, Piccadilly

Jermyn Street, from St James St, off Piccadilly

Selfridges, Oxford Street

Window display, Selfridges

Oxford Street lights

Marks & Spencer, Oxford Street

South Bank Centre and London Eye

River Thames from Southbank

Water fountains and Christmas lights
 at Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf

Broadway Market, London, E8

A walk down Broadway Market with its pubs, cafes and restaurants.

The Cat and Mutton pub, recently reopened, 

at the London Fields end of the road
 www.catandmutton.com

Off Broadway bar
 www.offbroadway.org.uk

Franco Manca Sourdough Pizza, recently opened,
 www.francomanca.co.uk
Next door is the Buen Ayre Argentine Grill
 www.buenayre.co.uk

Bella Vita - Italian restaurant and Bar
 www.bellavitabroadway.com

Epheus - cafe and restaurant
Menu -  www.zomato.com/london/ephesus-hackney/menu

 Stories, 30 Broadway Market
 www.storiesonbroadway.com
Next door is the Dove pub
http://dovepubs.com/

Saturday on Broadway Market

The Farmer's market in Broadway  Market, London Fields,London E8,  on Saturdays is thriving

Canal end

Looking towards London Fields

It has expanded to include a school playground

and other open spaces around London Fields

hello beautiful, Selfridges, Oxford St, London

Entrance to Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, UK

Hello Beautiful

See also Selfridges 100 years

Winter in London

Winter photos

Snow Flake on Cafe window

Skating in the courtyard of Somerset House, London

Cakes for sale in Chinatown, London

Stray glove in park

Saturday eveming at the Royal Festival Hall

Tour of Britain 2013 in Dorking

On Saturday, the 2013 Tour of Britain was going from Epsom to Guildford via the streets and country lanes of Dorking in Surrey.

Getting ready to watch the cyclists pass through Dorking

The bus stop is put to use

The excitement mounts

The leaders appear

But it is a bit of a blur (Sir Bradley Wiggins in gold)

And the race moves on

So it is back to normal in Dorking

The stage was won by Mark Cavendish in Guildford

London cycling

Found a cycle race going on around St James 's Park.

The start of the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Women's Grand Prix, a 15-lap criterium around a 1.3-mile circuit. The Wiggle team included Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott, the gold-medal winning riders in the Women's Team Pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics.

It had been cut to 45 minutes because of delays in earlier races. There were several breakaways as above, but it came to a sprint finish won by Laura Trott (Wiggle team) with Dani King fourth. Joanna Rowsell fell on the last lap and broke her collarbone.

Squirrel uses picnic table, Victoria Park, East London

A squirrel has a bite to eat on the picnic table in Victoria Park, East London, UK.

A coot waits for the squirrel to finish.

Bollards of Dorking

Inspired by Bollards of London and a lunchtime in Dorking, here are some Bollards of Dorking in Surrey,

Reflector Bollards

Neglected Bollards

Park Bollard

Older Park Bollard

Car Park Bollards

High Street Bollards

New Wine Store Bollards

The 2012 Olympics Effect

Meadowbank Recreation Groun, Dorking, Surrey
July 2012:

Watching the 2012 Olympics Road Race on the big screen in the park,

next to Meadowbank Stadium, the home of Dorking F.C.

 

The Road Race went through Dorking and round nearby Box Hill

December 2012:

Nice weather for ducks in the park after the rain.