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thames path - all over london
we're (hopefully) doing some more of the thames path today. but not this bit. as we're still out in the sticks somewhere
boating by
i didn't think this blurring worked but then i think it did. dunno.
thames path - part 15 days lock to wallingford
i had a day off work yesterday so we could head back to the thames path.
our last outing was in October due to flooding etc. it was still very wet under foot. but rather than soaking, it was muddy and slidey which made walking tricky
this was our first glimpse of the thames again. note
kezia brought her camera with her and took this picture of geese
there was a geocache on this bridge
and this is the view from near where we had out picnic
there's a geocache under this bridge only accessible with scuba kit (bollards don't count)
here's a jetty at benson
when we finally got to wallingford, chris and i took kezia to the pub whilst the other ladies recovered our car from the starting point. chris wore his hat in the pub and they told him to take it off. i guess he looked too much like a hooligan youth type.
river signs
any idea what these are for ?
london bridge
london bridge. it's falling down you know. except it isn't. but it has got it's name all over it so you know what you're buying.
underneath:
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on top:
and kezia sings the song in the Tower of London (though you wouldn't notice):
wobbly bridge
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the thames near my office
i don't walk much in a regular day so i've now got a noticable beer/chocolate belly. so i decided to see what i could find within a speedy walk from my office. and i found the thames near Syon House. And it's very nice. i'll be back on a sunny day to get some nicer photos.
i like how they need to point out this is naturally beautiful ... and how its not compatible with rubbish
thames bridges viewed from BT Tower
there's plenty of bridges to see here, including tower bridge, london bridge and the wobbly bridge
(most funkypancake pictures are clickable for bigger versions, so click and enjoy !)
very high tide
compare the height of this to this.
some people up to something
here are some people up to something. news as it happens. that's the beauty of blogging.
floatilla
there was some big festival thing today on the thames to mark Nelson's death (or the battle of trafalgar or something).
there were loads of rowing boats going by
some little boats had teeny weeny canons, causing worryment when they were let off in the middle of london as they went by
and these chaps seemed to be eating sushi (just like in napoleons time)
and there were also lots of canal boats
thames television
hands up if you remember Thames Television ? well, here's a telly floating down the thames
can you spot it in the big picture ?
the tidal thames
i was talking to esther about the thames being tidal and took this photo to prove i wasn't speaking rubbish (she already knows to question everything i say !)
anyway, i thought others might not realise how much the thames rises and falls in an average day. i certainly didn't until i started regularly visiting the south bank for work meetings.
these aren't great photos but may be of interest !
here's another one with some people in to get some perspective:
thames and toilets
do you think the problem in the thames may result from the toilets up stream ?
it rains a lot in england
this bridge marks the half way point of the marathon. rain and colness are forecasted for sunday so i suspect it'll match this early morning picture i took last week (though possibly with more people about)
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the anti thames
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the grimey banks of the thames
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at low tide you can see all sorts of strangeness:
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