3 Jan 2019, Φ Sojourn in London, 27 Dec 2018 – 3 Jan 2019

Highlights:

• 27 Dec 2018, Φ London Hackney: Ultra Low Emission Streets
• 27 Dec 2018, London: Shoreditch & Spitalsfield
• 28 Dec 2018, Φ Bloomsbury
• 29 Dec 2018, London: National Gallery
• 29 Dec 2018, Trafalgar Square: The Fourth Plinth
• 29 Dec 2018, Tate Modern incl. Ice Watch
• 30 Dec 2018, Φ Wellcome Collection and Trust
• 30 Dec 2018, Φ Wellcome Collection: Living with Buildings
• 30 Dec 2018, Φ Freud Museum London
• 31 Dec 2018, London: British Library
• 1 Jan 2019, Φ Soho Medical Walk
• 1 Jan 2019, Φ John Snow pump in Broadstreet (Broadwick Street)
• 2 Jan 2019, Buckingham Palace: State Rooms, Royal Collection.

Also of interest:

• Regent’s Canal: “the canal’s towpath has become a busy cycle route for commuters. National Cycle Route 1 includes the stretch … from Limehouse Basin to Mile End. British Waterways has carried out several studies into the effects of sharing the towpath between cyclists and pedestrians, all of which have concluded that despite the limited width there are relatively few problems”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent%27s_Canal
• St Pancras lock, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/media-centre/filming-and-photography/our-filming-and-photography-locations/st-pancras-lock-regents-canal

2018_12_30 London (UK): Regent’s canal

2018_12_30 London (UK): St Pancras lock

2019_01_01 London (UK): St Pancras lock

2019_01_01 London (UK): St Pancras station

• St Pancras railway station (St Pancras International), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pancras_railway_station
• King’s Cross railway station, incl. the fictional platform 9 ¾, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station

2018_12_28 London (UK): King’s Cross station

2018_12_31 London (UK): King’s Cross station

• German Gymnasium, ”constructed in 1864–65 for the German Gymnastics Society, a sporting association established in London in 1861”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Gymnasium%2C_London
• Maison Berteau, maisonbertaux.com/
• London Fireworks 2018/2019, Theme: “London is open.” Theme description: “Celebrating London’s relationship with Europe.” – “The fireworks display contained some political imagery relating to Brexit; the theme reflected London’s “relationship with Europe”, opening with the phrase “London is open” (which has been used by Mayor Sadiq Khan, … opponent of the UK’s exit from the European Union) spoken in multiple languages, and featured a sequence where the London Eye was lit in the colours of the flag of Europe…”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve_in_London

2019_01_01 London (UK): fireworks

2018_12_29 London (UK): traffic signal

• Innovative traffic lights
• Transport for London: Oyster card, https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do

Cf. 4 Jan 2019, Φ London journey, outward (26-27 Dec 2018) and return (3-4 Jan 2019)