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A walk around London, England... (LOCALISM FEATURED)

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I guess this would be a Localism post, but my neck o' the woods doesn't feature on Localism. That's one of the downsides of being a British gal posing as an Anaheim resident! But I thought I'd give y'all a little insight into my part of the world anyway, the glorious capital of the United Kingdom! Maybe this will even be the first of a series of London posts? Who knows. Thanks to Carolyn for the inspiration!

 

I live and work right by here, Tower Bridge. It's one of our most iconic landmarks so it can be battle to get around sometimes, but I shouldn't complain...I go tourist crazy when I'm abroad! I took this photo on my cellphone so I was quite impressed with the quality. Right next to here is the Tower of London, where all the grizzly executions took place and where the Crown Jewels are still kept. There's also a great burger restaurant right here too, but that's not quite so famous ;-)

The streets closest to my apartment are steeped with history, the most famous past resident being Jack the Ripper.

You can see how old these streets are, check out this front door...

You can imagine Oliver Twist running through all the cobbled lanes. And people do actually live in these houses too!

Poking out in this photo is Christ Church. It was built in the 18th Century and if you've seen the Johnny Depp movie 'From Hell' then you may recognise it. Jack the Ripper used to drink in the pub next to it before attacking his victims. I think the grey sky make's it look fantastic, but trust me the grey skies in London get tiresome :-(

This photo is from Highgate Cemetery. It's a very old cemetery and the tombstones are magnificent, Karl Marx and many other noted people are buried here. It's great to visit in Autumn.

This is one of the fountains in Regent's Park. It's a great park because it's so manicured, it's a really peaceful place for a nice walk in the sunshine.

And this last picture I just couldn't resist! In all the Royal Parks you'll spot pellicans, and they're so greedy! There was a very famous YouTube video last summer of a pelican eating a live pidgeon, you can view it here if you havn't seen it before. I love this action shot as the fish gets thrown into the pelican's mouth, they're very funny creatures.

And I guess that's all for this post! Hope you enjoyed my little trip round London, I'm going to take my camera out more so hopefully I'll be back with the next set of snaps soon :-D

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Comments (81)

Vickie Arcuri
Coldwell Banker Realty - Fort Lauderdale, FL
South Florida Luxury Real Estate

Hello Poppy, thanks for sharing your Localism post.  Maybe a category for your area will be added soon.  I love the pics and the Tower Bridge shot is just amazing!!!  Keep up the great work!

Jul 15, 2008 04:53 PM
Sandra Carlisle (Ayers)
Berkshire Hathaway California Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Real Estate Marketing & Sales

Great photos.  The buildings may be old, but they sure are beautiful! 

I just had to show everyone in the room the pelican eat that pigeon.  Did you notice that other bird that chased the pelican.  In California he'd be saying "Dude, your not suppose to eat your bro..."  Not sure what the British caption would be. :)

 

Looks like too many Brits obey that sign at the end...  Throw them a crumb for goodness sake!

Jul 15, 2008 05:05 PM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

Haaaaa! Too funny! Sandra, that was fascinating... :-D

Jul 15, 2008 05:08 PM
Anonymous
Anonymous

Poppy, I really enjoyed the photo's, I'm from London and miss it terribly, how about some photo's of Covent Garden and Soho? Heck, you could really get into this, I am going to subscribe to your blog to see what other photo's you post. Thanks for the trip around LDN. Keep up the good work.

Jul 15, 2008 11:24 PM
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Alison Scott
eXp Realty, LLC - Suwanee, GA
Residential real estate sales

sorry I was not signed in when I wrote the last post, as you can see it is a little early!!

Jul 15, 2008 11:28 PM
Poppy Dinsey
Globrix - Anaheim, CA
London, UK

Lane - I haven't actually been inside the Tower...typical isn't it? You've been inside and are half way across the world and I live next door and have never stepped foot inside! It's on my to do list.

Janet - I don't know how far East you were to compare prices. But where I live in Whitechapel a one bed apartment is well over half a million dollars. Really!

Alan - You'll probably be surprised by how much it's changed!

Scott - There's more to come, watch this space!

Petra - Thanks! So kind :-)

Jul 16, 2008 03:39 AM
Poppy Dinsey
Globrix - Anaheim, CA
London, UK

Kimo - Aloha! I know King Sturge :-) Look out for more London pics here soon...

Judy- Family from Windsor...you're not a royal are you? ;-) Let me know if there's anything you want to know about, I haven't been to Windsor for years and years but I'm in London (obviously!)

Barbara - Nice to know I gave you a touch of home!

Laura - Next I'll be doing Liverpool and Chester...but there'll be more London v.soon. Glad you liked the tour.

Vickie - Hopefully! A section just for lil old me lol.

Jul 16, 2008 03:46 AM
Poppy Dinsey
Globrix - Anaheim, CA
London, UK

David - You're welcome.

Sandra - ROFL! We should start feeding them our crusts, stop them turning to caniballism!

Alison - I'm going to do every area I think, make it a really huge series. There'll def be Soho and Covent Garden :-)

Jul 16, 2008 03:48 AM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

I second the motion! WE MUST GET A SECTION FOR POPPY D! Seriously! (LOL)

Jul 16, 2008 03:49 AM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

Poppy, you gotta go...  I say that, and there are things here in Atlanta I haven't done... but the list is getting shorter. 

Maybe i'll come visit and we'll get all "touristy".

Jul 16, 2008 10:41 AM
Teresa Harris
Lake Real Estate, LLC - Denver, NC
Denver . Lake Norman . Charlotte

Hey Poppy,

Your pictures are so good! I have never been to England but it sure looks nice.

Jul 16, 2008 04:08 PM
Lisa Hill
Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach Real Estate

Your pelicans are more colorful than ours. I love the pink and blue in their beaks. In Florida, our skies are blue but the pelicans are grey =P

Jul 17, 2008 02:59 PM
M Starr
Stephen Noah - Briarwood, NY

Hello Poppy D. I hear you introduced my wife to twitter. Carolyn, computer geek that she is, now tweets. As if the beeping coming from her computer was not enough -- what were you thinking? (LOL) BTW, she is crazy about your work (and you) and you have a huge fan on your hands (me). We happen to love James Bond. You do a mean 007 chicka! You must let us know when you are coming to NY. I hope you get here before we move to FL. Then again, you could always visit us in FL as well. As Carol likes to say, "enjoy your day." Looking forward to sending you the preliminary sketches of your bridge when she actually does one she likes. She has canvass and sketch pads everywhere!  It is not easy being married to a creative wife when you can barely draw stick figures. Let's not even go into the handwriting... Nice to meet you on-line, PD! I've got to go pick on say hello to Audrey and Cindy.  :-)

Jul 18, 2008 09:24 AM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

M, I see you found your fav model. You should join twitter and "tweet" with me, Poppy and CC.  :-)

Jul 19, 2008 01:36 AM
* Rate A Home
Rate A Home - Saugatuck, MI

Poppy, kewl shots, thanks for sharing the eye candy around town.

Jul 19, 2008 04:38 PM
Poppy Dinsey
Globrix - Anaheim, CA
London, UK

EVERYONE - Your comments are soooo kind :-) So kind in fact that I did another tour for y'all, this time it was Chester in the North East of England. Take a look here.

Jul 21, 2008 04:48 AM
Brian Schulman
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster County PA RealEstate Expert 717-951-5552

Poppy, thanks for the tour.  It's hard to believe such a beautiful photo of the tower bridge came from a cell phone!  I'd love to visit London some day. 

Jul 21, 2008 07:10 AM
DeAndrea "Dee Dee" Jones
Samson Properties - Manassas, VA
DMVRealEstateChick

Beautiful, one day I will break down and come visit.  I still need to get a passport first.

Jul 23, 2008 12:49 AM
Anonymous
Desert Blondi

What great photos here, makes me remember how much I love London! Have written my own step-by-step itineraries, with photos and videos to show others how wonderful this great city is!! Take a look http://hubpages.com/_DB9/hub/London-Three-great-days-Day-One  Enjoy!

 

Sep 27, 2008 06:07 PM
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MaryBeth Mills Muldowney
TradeWinds Realty Group LLC - Braintree, MA
Massachusetts Broker Owner

Leaving for London and Plymouth England this week to attend first planning sessions for the big event in 2020 celebrating 400th anniversary of Plymouth Massachusetts.  My first trip to England, I am so excited and really appreciate your insight and pictures.  I checked out the globrix website I could get to from your website and found a great wine bar to try too, Gordon's Wine Bar, the oldest wine bar in London, states it has been around since 1890 for wine and cheese, any comments on this establishment or other must see's must eats?  Many thanks.

Sep 29, 2012 11:38 PM