10 Downing Street, the residence of the Prime Minister Tony Blair. There were armed guards here.

This is Big Ben.

Another shot of Big Ben at night.

This is just a basic London at night photo, with one of the double-decker buses. I never rode one of these the whole time I was there.

This is Buckingham Palace, packed with tourists to watch the changing of the gusrd.

This is the changing of the guard. This was pretty interesting actually... the band played some weird songs including "A Little Bit of Luck" from My Fair Lady. When the guard came marching out they were playing a regal sounding song. There was a cool looking dog at the front - some kind of sheephound (?). Then the band, then after came the actual guards, armed with assault rifles.

Dave pondering the Thames River, "gateway to the empire"... this was on the pedestrian bridge near the Tate Modern.

The fountain at Trafalgar Square.

This is the Queen's Royal Guard... something like that, also on Downing Street in Westminster.

After being in France, it was good to finally have a real English breakfast. This is basically bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, and baked beans, with coffee.

A statue of Abraham Lincoln near Westminster Abbey. It is nice to see they give some respect to the Americans over there. There was also a statue of George Washington in front of the National Gallery.

Parliament.

This is another photo of Parliament... I believe this is called the Royal Entrance.

This is the flat I sublet in Covent Garden, a nice little retreat in the heart of London. Covent Garden is a bustling area with all kinds of shops and restaurants, but mostly pretty touristy. It is also the theatre district. Also famous for as the place where Eliza Doolittle was selling the flowers in My Fair Lady.

St. Paul's church. You had to pay to go in, so we skipped it.

St. Paul's again.

And one more... it is the type of place you feel obliged to take photos of.

This is a statue outside Parliament. I liked this one; it was massive, yet dwarfed by the enormity of the building behind it. This is Oliver Cromwell or someone like that.
Correction: I was wrong. A visitor corrected me in an email. "On your London Page, the figure you call 'Oliver Cromwell or someone like that' is actually Richard II, or Richard the Lionheart as the English tend to call him." Thanks to Lawrence Tumbler for the correction. I didn't know anyone actually looked at these photos!

This is the classic London photo taken at Westminster Bridge. I took this just before going to the Saatchi Gallery.

This is NOT (contrary to what all the tourist were saying) London Bridge. It is in fact Tower Bridge. I took this photo just after I drew a picture of the same bridge, sitting on a bench in front of the Tower of London. The Tower was also too expensive (around $25 US), so I skipped that too.

Panorama of Trafalgar Square.

Trafalgar Square at night. This photo is quite grainy and blurry.

Westminster Abbey at night. Me and Dave went to an organ concert there.

This is the interior of Westminster.

A statue above the side entrance at Westminster Abbey.

It was forbidden to take photos inside Westminster Abbey, but I snuck a few anyways. This is the tomb of Mary Queen of Scots.

This is the Tomb of Elizabeth I.

Tombs of Kings. Richard II is on the left, and Edward III is on the right.

This is a statue on a tomb in Westminster. It was filled with the tombs of various dukes, Earls, etc.

The Coronation Chair, which is covered with graffitti from the 19th century. In the background is the tomb of Henry V.

This is the Tate Modern. In this area there was a "sound installation" by Barnett Newman, an artist that I generally dont like too much.

Andy Warhols "Marilyn X 50", at the Tate Modern.

This is one of my favorite Picasso paintings, from the blue period. It was great to see this in person.

This is Dave contemplating a Joseph Beuys sculpture at the Tate Modern.

Warhol's Brillo Box.

This is pretty cool: Napolean's "death mask". At the British Museum.

At the British Museum, there were many Egyptian artifacts. This was pretty interesting - a full mummy.

Another angle of the same mummy. I like the decorative painting on the face.

The National Portrait Gallery had some great Tudor portraits. This is one of the earliest portraits of Elizabeth I. This is called "The Coronation Portrait".

Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" - at the National Gallery.

These are two more by Van Gogh. The one at the top was interesting because it was unfinished, so you can get some idea of his technique with the brushstrokes.

Another Van Gogh; this one is really great.

An example of Tudor portraiture, with the linear picturial design. This is a yound lady age 21, probably Helena Snakenburg, later Marchioness of Northampton, painted in 1569.

Shephard's Bush - this is supposedly where Kate Moss lives, a hip sort of area west of Notting Hill. We didn't see Kate Moss, but we did get falafel, and later went to a pub.

This is the pub in Shephard's Bush. We had tea here, and read for a while. Then Dave fell asleep in here for about 45 minutes. He fell asleep in quite a few places we went to actually.

Here is a shot of Dave boozing at the same pub. He ordered a double whiskey, the couldn't finish it, so I finished it for him.

This is a shot of 65 Eaton Place, the location used in filming Upstairs Downstairs. This is the entrance for Richard and Marjory Bellamy, Captain James, Hazel, Georgiana, etc.

The servant's entrance at (1)65 Eaton Place. Used by Rose, Hudson, Mrs. Bridges, etc.

This is a shot of Eaton Place. Within walking distance of St. James and Parliament.

This is St. Olave's Church, on Hart Street in the City of London proper. This is where Samuel Pepys is buried.

A photo at the rear of St. Olave's. A plaque on the wall shows the location of the entrance to the South Gallery and the Navy Office pew mentioned in the diary.

Interior of St. Olave's.

This is a memorial to Samuel Pepys in St Olave's. I assume he is buried near here, but I couldn't be sure because there was no one around to ask.

This is the site of the Navy Office in which Pepys worked and lived. It was destroyed by fire in 1673.

A close up of the plaque at this location. It is directly across from St. Olaves on Pepys Street.