I had a chance to visit UK was due to study a professional course in London. I spend most of the time in the tube (MRT) when I was traveling. Usually, I was only on simple trip--home and colledge due to zone restrictions. Sometime I went to Leicester square by tube to visit China Town to taste some Chinese food. I spent my very short vacation going round London, Oxford, Cambridge and Scotland. Before coming for good, I intended to tour Europe. I managed only go to Paris because of financial constraints. I am still regretting for not visiting other parts of England outside London and inside London and also Europe before coming back.
For this Gallery, I will not introduce The West End, Westminster and Whitehall, Oxford Street, Soho and Marble arch ,Downing Street, China Town, Kew Garden or Hyde Park in London (Of course I have many pictures of those). I choose some interesting landmarks I hope you will like.
London
Tower Bridge
Can still remember a Children's song "London Bridge is falling down" Of course the actual London bridge is at London Bridge city pier. It is situated in between Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge. London Bridge has general implication of the bridges in London. There are twenty bridges crossing River Thames started from Hampton Court Pier to Barrier Garden pier. Tower Bridge is the last bridge of all bridges across Thames River. Perhaps Tower Bridge is the most striking of all. It was built between 1886 and 1894, and is currently the last downstream before the sea. When London was still a thriving port, tall ships visited London, the central section of the bridge was raised to allow safe passage. The walkway is open to visitors and offers spectacular views of London. A museum explains the working of the bridge.
Waterloo Barrack
Facing the White Tower to the North is the the Waterloo Barracks, which now contains the crown Jewels: orbs scepters and the centerpiece, the imperial State Crown, set with diamonds(2868 of them to be exact) sapphires,emeralds,rubies and pearls. This is part of the display in waterloo Barrack, taking picture is prohibited, you can see the value of this picture. The sword is sword of spiritual Justice. Those hanging are Sovereign's Scepter with Dove, also called the rod of Equity and mercy.
Madame Tussaud's
Madame Tussaud's (1761-1850) was employed at the court of Louis XVI to make wax figure. She was imprisoned during the Revolution and took models from the heads of guillotine victims (The original moulds are now in the chamber of horrors-which is part of the display in Madame Tussand's). She fled to London in 1802, and later exhibited her collection here. Much of Madame Tussand's is made up of the Garden Party exhibition where you can have your picture taken along side star-of-the -moment The museum is now exhibits historical tableaux, great figures of the day, "Heroes" etc. and lure in some 2.7 million visitors a year to see its wax works. The Museum is located at Baker Street.
This picture is the Royal family. The Grand Hall is where you will find models of world leaders past and present and the Royal family.
ST James Park
St James Park extends from the Horse Guards parade on the East to Buckingham palace on the west and is bounded on the North by the mall on the south by birdcage walk. Charmingly laid out in an aristocratic surrounding of palaces and government offices, and commanding a famous view in the direction of Westminster. This park is one of the most attractions in London. The lakes in the centre (5 acre) is frequented by ornamental waterfowl, for which Duck Island at the East end is reserved as a bleeding place. The flower bed is beautifully maintained, and the tree some dating from restoration add an oriental flavor to the over the lake.
Henry VIII laid out the land between his palaces at Whitehall and St James in1532 at the first royal park in London. Under the early Stuarts it was the resort of the court and other privileged persons. After the restoration, Le Notre was made great and very noble alterations. And the scattered ponds were united to form a canal. It was then open to the public.
Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The picture is Old Royal observatory. It is original home of Greenwich Mean Time where you can stand astride the Greenwich Meridian, the white line. In 1675 Charles II had the Royal Observatory built on a hill in the middle of Greenwich Park, intending that astronomy be used to establish longitude at sea. The preserved rooms are intriguing and you can see the actual time-pieces described in Dava Sobel's Longitude. You can place one foot either side of the meridian line and straddle the two hemispheres.
Shooterhill
I was told by an English woman who showed me the Greenwich Meridian Courtyard , insisted to introduce the highest ground in London-Shooter hill to me. If you climb up the tower , probably you can have a bird-eye view of London.
Backyard of an Oxford University
Oxford is 1.5 hours journey on the west of London. I had a misconception before I reached Oxford. I asked a lady outside Bodleian Library where Oxford university was? She enlightened me that Oxford university encompassed all the thirty-six colleges in Oxford. There are Christ Church College, Merton College, Queen's College, Magdalen College, New College, Queen college are the most notorious.
Its name originated from the "ford for Oxen" over the Thames at Hinksey. No one know which college was the first university in Oxford. Some said University college was the first. Oxford's importance as an academic centre grew out of a 12th-century political quarrel between the Anglo-Normans from studying at the then centre of European scholastic life, the Sorbonne in Paris. Students came to study at the Augustinian abbey in Oxford, which soon became known for theological debate among different religious orders. When such debates were conducted in an academic setting all was well, but discussions among students occasionally spilled over into violence. Eventually universities at Oxford and Cambridge were given royal approval, so that future student rebellions would take place far from London. To help the authorities keep an eye on student activity, the university was broken up into colleges, each of which developed its own tradition.
The notorious Alumni included Ex-US president Bill Clinton, Poets have Percy Bysshe Shelly, T.S.Eliot, Robert Hardy. Authors have Lewis Carroll, Jonathan Swift, Economist have Adam Smith, Sir Christopher Wren.
Oxford university is now facing government budget cut problem, and they lose many outstanding students and scholars to the US universities. The critic focus on the one to one coaching system. each year the government's budget spends about 58 million US dollars You can also visit Sheldonian cinema, Ashmolean Museum, and Bodleian Library.
This picture was probably taken at the backyard of Trinity, Balliol and St, John Colleges( They are linked)
Backyard of Cambridge University
The term Oxbridge was coined to define the very special breed both universities produce(Oxford and Cambridge). Oxbridge graduate is popularly characterized as white,male,private-school educated, intelligent and upper class., but the value judgment attached to it depends on who is using it. To some, it denotes the highest levels of academic excellence, but to others it denotes the spoilt and snobby children of a privileged elite that unfairly dominate the upper strata of English life.
Whatever way you look at it , the truth is that Cambridge is an exceptional university. So far, the universities has produced 78 Nobel Prize winners(29 from Trinity College alone),13 British prime ministers, nine archbishops of Canterbury, an immense number of scientists, a healthy host of poets and other scribblers.
Today, the university remains at the top of the research league in British universities; it owns a prestigious publishing firm and a world-renowned examination syndicate; it is the leading centre for astronomy in Britain; its Fitzwilliam Museum contains an outstanding art collection; and its library is used by scholars from around the world.
The colleges and universities buildings comprise the centre of the city-like Oxford, Cambridge has no campus. The central area, lying in a wide bend of the river Cam is the back which combines lush river scenery with superb views of six colleges, including King college chapel. The other 25 colleges are scattered throughout the city. The colleges you worth visiting including King college chapel, Trinity college, Trinity Hall College, Christ College, Jesus College, Round College, Magdalene College. Queens' College, Emmanuel College.
This picture could be the backyard of Emmanuel University
Scotland
Scotland is divided into three areas, the southern Uplands, Central Lowlands or Midland Valley and the Highlands. The notorious spots are Craigievar Castle, culross, The village, Edinburgh ( The Edinburgh international festival, Charlotte square) Glasgow (Cathedral,the Burrell collection, Glasgow University), Inverewe Garden, Mellerstain, The Trossachs, Wester Ross.
Edinburgh-The palace
of Holyroodhouse
At the east of the Royal Mile stands the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's official residence in Scotland, adjoined by the ruined nave of the Abbey. The decoration of the state Apartments remains lavish as designed by Sir William Bruce in true restoration style. Highly intricate decorative plasterwork ceiling, lavishly carved woodwork. In the king Chamber there is a magnificent red bed. The Gallery wall are lined with many imaginary and a few real portraits of Scottish Kings.
These pipers are traditional Scottish. They are teachers and students in Scot school. They played music to entertain the public.
France, Paris
I took a ferry crossing the English channel. At that time the channel tunnel was in the process of completion. Going around Paris you can use Metro. Paris is 12 km across. The City lies in a basin, surrounded by hill. The City is divided into Monumental, Moneyed and Mythical, and Militant three broad areas. Monumental describes the central Right Bank areas, The right Bank (of River Seine) still connotes business and Commerce. Money and Mythical is the Left Bank art and letters and wealthy West,West means Bourgeois, smart and reserved, Militant is the third the traditional working-class, immigrant and a little Scruffy districts of the North and east.
Places of interests included Carte Musěes et Monuments, The Palais du Louvre, The Champs- Ĕlysěes, The Arc de Triomphe, The Grand Boulevards passages, Beaubourg (MusěeNational d'Art Moderne), the Marais and the Bastille, Eiffel Tower
River Seine
The backdrop of this picture is Institute de France, seat of Academic Francoise, an august body of writers and scholars whose mission is to safeguard the purity of the French language. This is the grandiose of the riverfront.
Mona Risa
The picture is Leonardo's painting Mona Risa in The Palais Du Louvre.
For this Gallery, I will not introduce The West End, Westminster and Whitehall, Oxford Street, Soho and Marble arch ,Downing Street, China Town, Kew Garden or Hyde Park in London (Of course I have many pictures of those). I choose some interesting landmarks I hope you will like.
London
Tower Bridge
Can still remember a Children's song "London Bridge is falling down" Of course the actual London bridge is at London Bridge city pier. It is situated in between Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge. London Bridge has general implication of the bridges in London. There are twenty bridges crossing River Thames started from Hampton Court Pier to Barrier Garden pier. Tower Bridge is the last bridge of all bridges across Thames River. Perhaps Tower Bridge is the most striking of all. It was built between 1886 and 1894, and is currently the last downstream before the sea. When London was still a thriving port, tall ships visited London, the central section of the bridge was raised to allow safe passage. The walkway is open to visitors and offers spectacular views of London. A museum explains the working of the bridge.Waterloo Barrack
Facing the White Tower to the North is the the Waterloo Barracks, which now contains the crown Jewels: orbs scepters and the centerpiece, the imperial State Crown, set with diamonds(2868 of them to be exact) sapphires,emeralds,rubies and pearls. This is part of the display in waterloo Barrack, taking picture is prohibited, you can see the value of this picture. The sword is sword of spiritual Justice. Those hanging are Sovereign's Scepter with Dove, also called the rod of Equity and mercy.Madame Tussaud's
Madame Tussaud's (1761-1850) was employed at the court of Louis XVI to make wax figure. She was imprisoned during the Revolution and took models from the heads of guillotine victims (The original moulds are now in the chamber of horrors-which is part of the display in Madame Tussand's). She fled to London in 1802, and later exhibited her collection here. Much of Madame Tussand's is made up of the Garden Party exhibition where you can have your picture taken along side star-of-the -moment The museum is now exhibits historical tableaux, great figures of the day, "Heroes" etc. and lure in some 2.7 million visitors a year to see its wax works. The Museum is located at Baker Street.This picture is the Royal family. The Grand Hall is where you will find models of world leaders past and present and the Royal family.
ST James Park
St James Park extends from the Horse Guards parade on the East to Buckingham palace on the west and is bounded on the North by the mall on the south by birdcage walk. Charmingly laid out in an aristocratic surrounding of palaces and government offices, and commanding a famous view in the direction of Westminster. This park is one of the most attractions in London. The lakes in the centre (5 acre) is frequented by ornamental waterfowl, for which Duck Island at the East end is reserved as a bleeding place. The flower bed is beautifully maintained, and the tree some dating from restoration add an oriental flavor to the over the lake.Henry VIII laid out the land between his palaces at Whitehall and St James in1532 at the first royal park in London. Under the early Stuarts it was the resort of the court and other privileged persons. After the restoration, Le Notre was made great and very noble alterations. And the scattered ponds were united to form a canal. It was then open to the public.
Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The picture is Old Royal observatory. It is original home of Greenwich Mean Time where you can stand astride the Greenwich Meridian, the white line. In 1675 Charles II had the Royal Observatory built on a hill in the middle of Greenwich Park, intending that astronomy be used to establish longitude at sea. The preserved rooms are intriguing and you can see the actual time-pieces described in Dava Sobel's Longitude. You can place one foot either side of the meridian line and straddle the two hemispheres.Shooterhill
I was told by an English woman who showed me the Greenwich Meridian Courtyard , insisted to introduce the highest ground in London-Shooter hill to me. If you climb up the tower , probably you can have a bird-eye view of London.Backyard of an Oxford University
Oxford is 1.5 hours journey on the west of London. I had a misconception before I reached Oxford. I asked a lady outside Bodleian Library where Oxford university was? She enlightened me that Oxford university encompassed all the thirty-six colleges in Oxford. There are Christ Church College, Merton College, Queen's College, Magdalen College, New College, Queen college are the most notorious.Its name originated from the "ford for Oxen" over the Thames at Hinksey. No one know which college was the first university in Oxford. Some said University college was the first. Oxford's importance as an academic centre grew out of a 12th-century political quarrel between the Anglo-Normans from studying at the then centre of European scholastic life, the Sorbonne in Paris. Students came to study at the Augustinian abbey in Oxford, which soon became known for theological debate among different religious orders. When such debates were conducted in an academic setting all was well, but discussions among students occasionally spilled over into violence. Eventually universities at Oxford and Cambridge were given royal approval, so that future student rebellions would take place far from London. To help the authorities keep an eye on student activity, the university was broken up into colleges, each of which developed its own tradition.
The notorious Alumni included Ex-US president Bill Clinton, Poets have Percy Bysshe Shelly, T.S.Eliot, Robert Hardy. Authors have Lewis Carroll, Jonathan Swift, Economist have Adam Smith, Sir Christopher Wren.
Oxford university is now facing government budget cut problem, and they lose many outstanding students and scholars to the US universities. The critic focus on the one to one coaching system. each year the government's budget spends about 58 million US dollars You can also visit Sheldonian cinema, Ashmolean Museum, and Bodleian Library.
This picture was probably taken at the backyard of Trinity, Balliol and St, John Colleges( They are linked)
Backyard of Cambridge University
The term Oxbridge was coined to define the very special breed both universities produce(Oxford and Cambridge). Oxbridge graduate is popularly characterized as white,male,private-school educated, intelligent and upper class., but the value judgment attached to it depends on who is using it. To some, it denotes the highest levels of academic excellence, but to others it denotes the spoilt and snobby children of a privileged elite that unfairly dominate the upper strata of English life.Whatever way you look at it , the truth is that Cambridge is an exceptional university. So far, the universities has produced 78 Nobel Prize winners(29 from Trinity College alone),13 British prime ministers, nine archbishops of Canterbury, an immense number of scientists, a healthy host of poets and other scribblers.
Today, the university remains at the top of the research league in British universities; it owns a prestigious publishing firm and a world-renowned examination syndicate; it is the leading centre for astronomy in Britain; its Fitzwilliam Museum contains an outstanding art collection; and its library is used by scholars from around the world.
The colleges and universities buildings comprise the centre of the city-like Oxford, Cambridge has no campus. The central area, lying in a wide bend of the river Cam is the back which combines lush river scenery with superb views of six colleges, including King college chapel. The other 25 colleges are scattered throughout the city. The colleges you worth visiting including King college chapel, Trinity college, Trinity Hall College, Christ College, Jesus College, Round College, Magdalene College. Queens' College, Emmanuel College.
This picture could be the backyard of Emmanuel University
Scotland
Scotland is divided into three areas, the southern Uplands, Central Lowlands or Midland Valley and the Highlands. The notorious spots are Craigievar Castle, culross, The village, Edinburgh ( The Edinburgh international festival, Charlotte square) Glasgow (Cathedral,the Burrell collection, Glasgow University), Inverewe Garden, Mellerstain, The Trossachs, Wester Ross.
Edinburgh-The palace
of HolyroodhouseAt the east of the Royal Mile stands the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's official residence in Scotland, adjoined by the ruined nave of the Abbey. The decoration of the state Apartments remains lavish as designed by Sir William Bruce in true restoration style. Highly intricate decorative plasterwork ceiling, lavishly carved woodwork. In the king Chamber there is a magnificent red bed. The Gallery wall are lined with many imaginary and a few real portraits of Scottish Kings.
These pipers are traditional Scottish. They are teachers and students in Scot school. They played music to entertain the public.France, Paris
I took a ferry crossing the English channel. At that time the channel tunnel was in the process of completion. Going around Paris you can use Metro. Paris is 12 km across. The City lies in a basin, surrounded by hill. The City is divided into Monumental, Moneyed and Mythical, and Militant three broad areas. Monumental describes the central Right Bank areas, The right Bank (of River Seine) still connotes business and Commerce. Money and Mythical is the Left Bank art and letters and wealthy West,West means Bourgeois, smart and reserved, Militant is the third the traditional working-class, immigrant and a little Scruffy districts of the North and east.
Places of interests included Carte Musěes et Monuments, The Palais du Louvre, The Champs- Ĕlysěes, The Arc de Triomphe, The Grand Boulevards passages, Beaubourg (MusěeNational d'Art Moderne), the Marais and the Bastille, Eiffel Tower
River Seine
The backdrop of this picture is Institute de France, seat of Academic Francoise, an august body of writers and scholars whose mission is to safeguard the purity of the French language. This is the grandiose of the riverfront.Mona Risa
The picture is Leonardo's painting Mona Risa in The Palais Du Louvre.
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