London photos

Going-to-London -look.

Turku bus stop. Clouds and later rain.

My guide book (thanks Lotta!)

"A Travel Guide...

...Anywhere" Bought in Stockholm.

Travel tasks to do if you're out of ideas!

Helsinki. Rain. And later thunder & lightning!!!

Landing in Oslo to get the plane checked and refueled.

Waiting in Oslo.

Still waiting in Oslo!

Day 1. Food!

We Finns are stingy.

Ceiling decor in a café.

These looked better than they actually tasted.

Illusions of sweetness.

Subway.

Me and Darwin, who was the first person to later evolve to stone;)

Natural History Museum.

"Hey you! Call me!" (see this link!:)

City center.

Day 2. Taking the bus and seeing the sights.

Starbucks. Riikka's former work place. 

Chinatown views, going solo from here on!
(The girls were on their way back to Finland).

Chinatown.

Not a big cat fan but these were cute and kitschy.

Consulting my Travel Guide what to do next.

Too much editing? What do you think?

The British Museum.

The British Museum.

The Rosetta Stone! <3

Ancient Egypt stuff! <3

(Not Egypt stuff, maybe Persia?)

Art class at National Portrait Gallery.
This was my man!

People drawing portraits.

My result in half an hour or so.

This was the best I could do! National Portrait Gallery, top floor bar.
The bartenders were amazingly friendly and keeping me company!

Midnight snack at Ed's, an American diner:)

Nice 50's feeling all over.

Evidence of cuts in employment costs.

Day 3. Baker Street metro station. No, the camera lens is a normal one.
The walls were concave.

Baker Street Underground art.

Baker Street in the wrong direction!

Ah, now we're getting closer.. 
Sherlock here, Sherlock there...

I only visited the shop because it was Saturday and very crowded.

Sherlock stuff.

More Baker Street Underground art.

Detail.

Wall.

Detail.

On my independent bus tour, walking in between.

On bus tour
(shot through a window, which explains some of the bad quality;)

Need description? Yes, Big Ben.

The London Eye.

More Sherlock.

Cathedral.

The nice bus driver (it was a normal route) did some guiding as well!
He told that the cathedral was shut down due to the demonstration(Wall Street connection?)
This hasn't happened since WW II.

Bus tour.

Looking for the next bus.

Bus tour. 

Bus tour.

Bus tour.

Final stop: Portobello.

Local houses.

Portobello Market.

Portobello.

Portobello.

Portobello.

Portobello.

Portobello.

Sandra in Portobello.

Portobello street art.

Portobello street art: Banksy?

Portobello sideway art.

Snack in a park.

Last meal in London:
a proper ending to the trip, with fish n' chips and cider!