Saturday, May 30, 2020

Around Buckingham Palace

We were daring today and decided to board a double-decker bus for the short ride to Green Park, the smallest of London's Royal Parks.   We then walked around Piccadilly, exploring the streets still empty of people.

Detail on Bronze Cast Gate
The Wellington Arch

Canada Gate
Grand Entrance into Green Park

Agriculture, The Victoria Memorial

Manufacture, The Victoria Memorial
Facing Buckingham Palace

Winged Victory (above Queen Victoria), The Victoria Memorial

Progress, The Victoria Memorial


Canopy of London Plane Trees, Green Park



Crown Passage

St. James's Palace
Built in the 1530s by Henry VIII, 
Residence of Kings & Queens of England
For 300 Years Until the Reign of Queen Victoria.
Prince Charles & Camilla Live Next Door at Clarence House

Saint James's Church in Piccadilly in Distance
Designed by Christopher Wren

Newton Moved Here to Jermyn Street in 1696

Emporium of Delicacies known for its Astounding Selection
of Teas, Food & China, Founded 1707

Shop Window in Piccadilly Arcade

Piccadilly Arcade



Proud Owner of a 1955 Porsche



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