
建於1886-1894年間的倫敦塔橋是英倫舉世聞名的地標之一。此橋一年大概開啟800次,此行有緣目睹她開啟後的樣貌,可謂是不虛此行。這是第二天第三輯:做觀光巴士從滑鐵盧、經倫敦塔橋、倫敦塔,回到西敏市的沿途景色。
[NL] De Tower Bridge is één van de bekendste bezienswaardigheden van Londen. Deze brug opent ongeveer 800 keer per jaar en met veel geluk hebben we de brugopening gezien. Dit is de 3e set van de 2e dag: uitzicht van Waterloo via London Tower Bridge, Londen Tower naar Westminster met Hop-On-Hop-Off bus.
[EN] Built between 1886 and 1894, the Tower Bridge is a recognisable London landmark. This bridge opens lifts about 800 times a year (More info: https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/bridge-lifts), and we made it to witness its lift. This is the 3rd set of 2nd day: Waterloo, Temple Bar, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The Monument, Sky Garden, The Shard, London Tower Bridge, London Tower, Big Ben.
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges.

Somerset House.






被大巴刮過。



諾維羅劇院。
Novello Theatre.

Waldorf Hotel.


丹麥聖克萊蒙教堂,自1958年起被指定為英國皇家空軍的中心教堂(參考維基)。
自1958年起被指定为英国皇家空军(RAF)的中心教堂
St Clement Danes Church is the Central Church of the Royal Air Force (See: https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/our-history/st-clement-danes-church/).



倫敦城內還保留很多時鐘。

位於馬路中央的聖殿關紀念碑是倫敦市(City of London)與西敏市(Westminster)的歷史分界線(參考維基)。
Temple Bar was the principal ceremonial entrance to the City of London from the City of Westminster (Wikipedia EN).



又一時鐘。





聖保羅大教堂(參考維基)。
St. Paul’s Cathedral (Wikipedia EN).












路旁的樹木都裹著黑灰。


倫敦金融城。
City of London.









立著貓頭鷹的時鐘。

後方的玻璃建築就是空中花園Sky Garden。

倫敦大火紀念碑,建於1671至1677年間,是世界上最高的獨立石柱。紀念碑內部有311層階梯,登上紀念碑可鳥瞰倫敦景色(參考維基)。
The Monument, a permanent reminder of the Great Fire of 1666, nowadays offers great panoramic views over London (https://www.themonument.org.uk/).

上倫敦鐵橋。
On London Bridge.

從倫敦鐵橋上看倫敦塔橋。
Enjoy beauty of the Tower Bridge from London Bridge.

帝國戰爭博物館貝爾法斯特號館,建於1936年間,曾服役二戰的英國海軍巡洋艦。
HMS Belfast (https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast).

過橋半分鐘,快門和構圖都靠手指和眼球的肌肉運動記憶完成。
Crossing the London Bridge in 30 seconds, just keep shooting photos of London Tower Bridge with muscle memory of my eyes and fingers.

The Shard碎片大廈,又稱夏德塔、摘星塔,高309.6米,是英國第一高樓(參考維基)。
The Shard, formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Southwark, London. With its height of 309.6 metres, The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom and Western Europe (Wikipedia EN).






London Bridge Hospital.




The Lalit London.

來到倫敦鐵橋下了。
Onto the Tower Bridge.




倫敦金融城。
City of London.

泰晤士河南岸倫敦鐵橋車站一帶。
London Bridge Station area.



倫敦塔。
The Tower of London.

建於1066年末的倫敦塔是國王陛下的王宮和倫敦塔堡壘,現被聯合國教科文組織列為世界遺產之一(參考維基)。
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England (Wikipedia EN).


城堡與摩登大樓同框,感覺如此和諧。



塔橋的燈柱。


倫敦鐵橋不愧是熱門的旅遊景點,遊客人山人海。




塔山紀念碑,紀念在一戰、二戰及福克蘭群島戰役中犧牲、且無已知墳墓的商船隊和漁船船員。
The Tower Hill Memorial is a pair of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Trinity Square Gardens, on Tower Hill in London. The memorials, one for the First World War and one for the Second, commemorate civilian, merchant seafarers and fishermen who were killed as a result of enemy action and have no known grave (Wikipedia EN).








大笨鐘。
Big Ben.


塞車時分,可以拍拍大笨鐘的細節。






Boudica & Her Daughters from back.



Hop Off from the bus, we walked to Embankment Station.

Whitehall Gardens.

William Tyndale.





Having dinner at the Chandos.

Fish & Chips, taste good.

Steak.


這附近就是Charing Cross警局,警車就停在路邊。



遇到慈善團體在給遊民發晚餐。
Charity Begins @Home was here (https://www.charitybeginsathome.org/).






買了意大利冰淇淋當甜點。



在Embankment車站旁的公園享受完冰淇淋後,就搭地鐵回去酒店了。
After enjoying our ice-cream at the park next to Embankment Station, we went back to hotel.
~。To be continued。~
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