London (part 3)

Random photos while walking around London

the Shard

London Waterloo Station

London Bridge

London Underground

The London Underground (or simply the Underground or the Tube) covers a good portion of London, but there were constant line and station closures (both announced and unannounced).

Oyster cards are used for ticketing. Fees are based on zones you travel between. Calculating fees can be confusing for out-of-towners, or you can just load up the Osyter card and not worry about it.

Oyster card

the Underground entrace

the Underground during rush hour

Food in London

When visiting England, two foods you have to try are fish and chips and pastys. Fish and chips is battered and fried cod with fries (or "chips" in the UK), and pastys are a savory pastry filled with meat and potatoes.
London's diversity also means that there's a wide variety of non-English foods to try as well.

Fish 'n Chips, unfortunately this particular fish 'n chips was mediocre

West Cornwall Pasty Co.
On another note, the Google Nexus 5's camera has terrible auto-focus. It's like the camera is always drunk...

Pastys are a must have while you're in London! It's like a meat pie that's been folded in half.

my cousin enjoying a pasty

Other random dishes we had while in London:

mussels

sausages

chicken wings

some salad?

meat pie

City Best Kebab

Kebabs from City Best Kebab. Yeah, it's not a great photo, there's plenty of meat down there under the vegetables.

Chinatown for deserts, because we're Asian like that.

ice, green tea ice cream, red bean, love jelly

ice, vanilla ice cream, mangoes and lemongrass jelly

ice and a mix of fruits

green tea ice cream

London (part 2)

London (part 2)

Tower Bridge

Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) giving a tour

court yard

White Tower

Jewel House, where the Crown Jewels are kept

view of the courtyard from the White Tower

Trafalgar Square

status of Horatio Nelson

status of King George IV

British Museum

British Museum

Egyptian section of the British Museum

Rosetta Stone

St. James Park, looking towards Buckingham Palace

St. James Park

London (part 1)

Finally back in London after 14 years!

Big Ben, prints available at my site

London Eye

London Eye from below.
Even though we got tickets for half price, it still didn't feel like it was worth the £20 we paid.

sunset from the London Eye

Westminster Bridge, prints available from my site

Panoramic from Westminster Bridge

Big Ben

House of Parliament

Westminster Abbey