Just thought I’d share a few photos I took from when Lisa was here. And yes, I did take photos of her, too. I just didn’t post them… but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to scrapbook them! :)
I arrived in London in the morning and had an entire day to wander around aimlessly. I was planning to visit some of the historic houses, but it was such a fine day that I decided to take some photos of the famous London landmarks while the going was good.
First stops were Trafalgar Square and Waterloo. This photo was taken on the Jubilee bridge near the London Eye.
Then I spent most of the afternoon walking along the Thames along Queens’ Walk, starting at the London Eye to the Tower Bridge, taking in lots of photos on the way. Of course, Tower Bridge is probably my favourite London landmark, so I couldn’t stop without taking at least a couple of photos.
As the sun was setting, I quickly jumped on the tube and made my way back to Trafalgar Square. I really wanted to get a photo of the square at night with the Christmas Tree before going to get Lisa at the airport.
The next day was quite overcast, but we had a great day nonetheless. I took Lisa to the London Eye, Trafalgar Square, the Parliament buidlings, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus, Bond Street, and Regent Street. This is one of may favourite photos of the day, taken while standing in queue for the Abbey.
The following day was very wet, but we enjoy some indoor tours of the Tower Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral, and then braved the rain on Abbey Road and Oxford Street. We also had the lovely company of an Aussie, Rachel, who we met that morning.
On returning to the Newcastle, we visited around Newcastle, Tynemouth, Warworth, Alnwick, Durham, Hexham, Haltwhistle and Hadrian’s wall. While in Warkworth we came across a heron along the river. Glad he stayed still long enough for me to change lenses!
We also enjoyed a bit of sun streaming through the clouds while at Housesteads, where I took these photos:
I really hope my cousin had a good time. I certainly had a good time playing tourguide! Now I just need to get these photos printed so I can start scrapping them!