The Thames River flows like a snake through the city center of London. It is a great way to explore wonderful buildings on both sides of the bank. Only the short distance between Houses of Parliament and the Tower Bridge is already unbelievable.
We took a longer trip up to Greenwich but the short part described above is the best. You see fantastic boats which have been transformed into restaurants or bars. The top attractions on the way are the London Eye, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Chard, the Tower of London, the Walkie Talkie and the Tower Bridge. Occasionally you see a speed boat flying by.
De Thames Rivier stroomt als een slang door het stadscentrum van Londen. Het is een uitstekende wijze om de prachtige gebouwen aan beide zijden van de oevers te aanschouwen. Enkel al de korte afstand tussen het Parlement en de Tower Bridge is ongelooflijk.
Wij kozen voor een langere vaart maar het hierboven beschreven stuk is het meest interessante. Je ziet er fantastische boten die werden omgevormd tot restaurants of bars. De top bezienswaardigheden onderweg zijn het London Eye, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, de Chard, de Tower of London, de Walkie Talkie en de Tower Bridge. Af en toe zie je een speedboot voorbij snellen.
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| Tower Bridge |
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| Tower Bridge - Walkie Talkie Building |
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| Skyline London |
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| River Appartments |
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| Metropolitan Police London |
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| The Chard |
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| Speedboat |
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| Modern Buildings |
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| Modern Buildings |
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| Art Army ship |
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| Restaurant ship |
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| London Eye |
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| Big Ben |
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| Harbour |
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| Yachts |
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lovely river tour. the art boat is unique!
ReplyDeleteI love the boat that looks like a steamboat! Also the cool art ship. The building that looks like glass steps I love, office buildings I presume? What is the shorter, pointed, cylindrical building with stripes around it? That is my favorite building.
ReplyDeleteenig m zo de skyline te kunnen bewonderen Filip
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Londen vanop en boot, moet machtig geweest zijn. de reportage althans is schitterend!
ReplyDeletelieve groet, Hilde
Ik houd van Engeland, dit is voor mij dan ook erg mooi om te zien, de Tower of London, heeft een rijke geschiedenis Filip.
ReplyDeleteAltijd veel te bekijken in Londen!
ReplyDeleteI do like the boats with their paintings on them, something different that I haven't seen before.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are lovely.
The old and the new go well together, and for some reason I really didn't think about London having new buildings in the city.
A cruise along the Thames sounds like a great way to see the sights.
ReplyDeleteI would like to be on that Ferris wheel
ReplyDeleteLoved the buildings. London seems awash in money.
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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Thames river of London is one historical place. Hope I can see it one of these day. It witness the up and downs of so many things
ReplyDeleteSo lovely images, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHugs
je weet niet waar eerst kijken, zo overweldigend
ReplyDeletemooi tochtje hebben jullie gemaakt. Groetjes Dietmut
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