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Westminster Bridge leading to the Elizabeth Tower across The Thames in London. Having spent all my life calling this tower Big Ben, it takes a bit of getting used to, calling it the Elizabeth Tower. Even though we always knew Big Ben was the bell......
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#elizabethtowernotbigben #elizabethtowerakabigben #elizabethtowerwestminster #elizabethtowerclock #elizabethtowerlondon #elizabethtower #bigben #bigbenlondon #westminster #westminsterbridge
#thethames #london #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonwalks #seetheworldthroughmylens
One of my favourite stores @fortnums
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#fortnums #oneofmyfavouritethings #london #seetheworldthroughmylens #shoppinginlondon
The cafe by the lake in Regent`s Park, London, looking like autumn in the middle of winter.
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#regentsparklondon #regentspark #royalparksandgardens #regentsparkcafe #lookslikeautumn #londonlife #londonwalks #walkinthepark #londontrip #londontravel #londonatchristmastime #clockontheroof #seetheworldthroughmylens #traveltheworldwithme
Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly, all decked out as an Advent Calendar for Christmas. Fortnums is definitely one of my favourite stores in London, but trying to get inside on Christmas Eve was impossible!!
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #adventcalendar @fortnums #piccadilly #oneofmyfavouritethings #localgrocerystore #londonatchristmastime #christmasinlondon2022 #christmasshoppingtime #londonvibes #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londonstyle #londontrip #londonlover #londonchristmas #seetheworldthroughmylens #traveltheworldwithme
In the mid 1800s, Pickering Place was the home to the Embassy of the Republic of Texas before Texas became part of the United States of America. This plaque remains on the wall of the small lane leading to London`s smallest public square in St Jame`s.
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#texasembassy #texasembassylondon #pickeringplace #pickeringplacelondon #stjamess #exploringlondon #historiclondon #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonwalks #london #londontravel #traveltherapy #traveltheworldwithme #seekandyoushallfind
One of the loveliest sunny day walks close to London. A few hours stroll along the old tow path is good for the soul....
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#regentscanalwalklondon
At the Camden Town end of Regent`s Canal floats the Feng Shang Princess Chinese Restaurant, making this part of the canal look like a scene from somewhere in Asia rather than suburban London.
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#fengshangprincessrestaurant #fengshangprincess #floatingchineserestaurant #regentscanal #regentscanalwalklondon #regentscanalwalk #regentscanallondon #reflectiononwaterisbeautiful #narrowboatlife #narrowboatstyle #narrowboatsofinstagram #lifeonthecanal #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonwalks #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
A favourite walk on a nice day, from Camden Town to Little Venice along the old tow path on Regent`s Canal. An easy flat walk past Regent`s Park, watching life on the canal, longboats, kayaks, bird life.......so peaceful.
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#regentscanal #regentscanalwalklondon #regentscanalwalk #regentscanallondon #oldtowpath #londonwalks #reflectiononwaterisbeautiful #reflectiononwater #canallife #riverboats #lifeontheriver #longboats #londonvibes #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonscanals #londontravel #outinthefreshairandsunshine
In the Christmas windows at Fortnum & Mason, the turkey is ready with all the trimmings.
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumschristmas #fortnumschristmaswindow #fortnums #christmasdinner #christmasdinnertable #windowshopping #shoppinginlondon #londonlife #seekandyoushallfind #piccadilly #londontrip #londonlandmarks #london #londonchristmas #christmasinlondon
It`s a squirrels life, just sitting in a tree, eating a snack, looking over the lake and watching the world go by.....in Regent`s Park in London.
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#squirrel #squirrelsofinstagram #squirrellife #squirrelinatree #regentsparklondon #royalparks #royalparksandgardens #regentspark #walkinthepark #londonlife #londonparks #londontrip #londonwalks #london #traveladdict #traveltheworldwithme #seetheworldthroughmylens
The Christmas windows at Fortnum & Mason all festive with baubles, lights and chocolates, even the reflection of the Christmas angel lights above Piccadilly showd in the window.
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#fortnums #fortnumandmason #fortnumschocolates #fortnumschristmaswindow #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #fortnumschristmas #piccadilly #christmasangel #christmasbaubles #christmasdecorations #windowshopping #oneofmyfavouritethings #lovelondon #seetheworldthroughmylens #londonlandmarks #londontrip
The Fortnum & Mason Christmas windows on Piccadilly in London, each window is a work of art.
Click on the link in the bio to see my postcards from London.
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#fortnums #fortnumandmason #fortnumschristmas #fortnumschristmaswindow #christmasinlondon #piccadilly #merrychristmas #exploringlondon #seekandyoushallfind
The water receeds around the edges of Tunks Park under Long Gully Bridge, but there seems to be another downpour forecast next week, so itbis likely to go under again. But look how green the grass is!!!
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#tunksparksydney #tunksparkwalk #tunkspark #longgullybridge #longgully #greengrass #parkunderwater #aftertherain #sydney #sydneyparks #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #myhometown
The windows at Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly at Christmas are works of art, here is the Christmas pud, note the cat in the corner with the fire extinguisher to put out the flames from the brandy 🥂🥳
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumschristmas #fortnumschristmaswindow #christmaspudding #windowshopping #shoppinginlondon #london #londonlife #londontrip #londonchristmas #londontravel #londonatchristmastime #london4all #londontravel #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #seekandyoushallfind #traveladdict
A short walk through Green Park I was greeted by this little squirrel chomping on a biscuit, as I walked down to the gates, the Victoria Monument and Buckingham Palace just outside the park.
Click on the link in the bio to read my Postcards from London.
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#squirrel #squirrelsoflondon #greenpark #greenparkgates #buckinghampalace #victoriamonument #london #explorelondon #walkinginlondon #walkinthepark
The Elizabeth Tower gleaming in the sunshine after it`s renovation, the blue on the clock faces is amazing, after all that time we thought it was black, but that was dirt, soot and grime that had built up over the years.
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#bigben #elizabethtower #elizabethtowerlondon #elizabethtowernotbigben #elizabethtowerclock #elizabethtowerakabigben #elizabethtowerwestminster #aftertherenovation #gleaminginthesun #london #londonvibes #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonstyle #londontravel #londondays #seetheworldthroughmylens #traveltheworldwithme #seeeverythingandevenmore
The Australian National Maritime Museum from onboard the submarine HMAS Onslow.
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#hmasonslow #anmmuseum #maritimemuseum #outonthewater #maritimehistory #darlingharbour #darlingharboursydney #submarine #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneyaustralia #sydneywaterways #sydneyinspo #myhometown #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #seeeverythingdoeverything #sydneymuseum
A final check on the recipe for the Christmas pud, making surectgatvlast drop of magic is in there. All part of the amazing Fortnum & Mason Christmas window display on Piccadilly in London.
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#fortnums #fortnumandmason #fortnumschristmas #fortnumschristmaswindow #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #windowshopping #windowtotheworld #london #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonchristmas #londonstyle #londonatchristmastime #christmasinlondon2022 #christmasatfortnums #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
A day out in Sydney, catching a ferry across the harbour then heading out to Bondi Beach and walking around the headland looking at Sculpture by the Sea.
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#sydney #sydneyaustralia
Upstairs in Fortnum & Mason on London`s Piccadilly, in the beautifully decked out china and hampers area.
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly @fortnums #ilovefortnumandmason #piccadilly #shoppinginlondon #oneofmyfavouritethings #christmasinlondon2022 #christmasatfortnums #christmasdecorations #londonvibes #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonchristmas #londonstyle #londonatchristmastime #london #london
At the Australian National Maritime Museum, the Lego model of the bow of the Titanic heading down to the ocean floor, with the two funnels breaking away.
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#titanic #titanic1912 #lego #legofun #anmmuseum #legoexhibition #sydney #darlingharboursydney #darlingharbour #sydneymuseum #thingstodoinsydney #myhometown #seeeverythingdoeverything #traveltheworldwithme #visitsydney #sydneyaustralia
The lake in London`s Regents Park, the parks in London are all so well laid out, sanctuarys for birds, squirells and humans.
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#regentsparklondon #regentspark #regentsparklake #walkinthepark #reflectiononwaterisbeautiful #reflectiononwater #blueskywhiteclouds #londonlife #london #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonwalks #londontravel #londonchristmas #londonterraces #londonparks #seetheworldthroughmylens
From the National Maritime Museum in Sydney behind the boats in the foreground you can see the masts on the replica Endeavour, on the right are the glass towers in Barangaroo.
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#theendeavour #sydneymaritimemuseum #australiannationalmaritimemusem #barangaroo #darlingharboursydney #tallships #sailingboats #sailonsydneyharbour #glasstowers #sydneyharbour #blueskywhiteclouds #visitthemuseum #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneywaterways #sydneylocal #myhometown #traveltheworldwithme
Inside Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly, their famous hampers, cups and saucers, teapots, tea cosies, and all the Fortnums goodies you can dream of.
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #fortnumshamper #cupsandsaucers #teapots #teacosies #piccadilly #christmasatfortnums #christmasinlondon2022 #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonchristmas #londonatchristmastime #shoppinginlondon
The old St James`s Theatre in King St, St James`s was demolished in 1957, it has been replaced with a hideous 1980`s office building and some of the bas-reliefs from the theatre balconies are in the Angel Court side of the building along with this plaque.
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#stjamess #stjamesstheatre #demolishedtheatre #historiclondon #exploringlondon #oscarwilde #laurenceolivier #vivieneleigh #historictheatre #basrelief @basreliefsculpture #london #londonlife #londonlover
And the rains came to Sydney again, Tunks Park has taken a battering with water seeping through all the sandstone blocks.
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#tunkspark #sydneyparks #sydneyintherain #rainagain #sandstonerock #walkinthepark #runningwaters #drippingfromthesky #sydneylife #sydneywaterways #sydneyaustralia #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneynativeflora
The Christmas Lights are shining all over London, here yesterday evening in the Princes Arcade, outside the Ritz, and even on a bus!
It`s been a very rainy morning in London so I have busied myself creating a Postcards page on my website, where I will send short postcards everyday, click on the link in the bio to have a look.
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#london # londonbus #theritz #theritzlondon #christmaslights #princesarcadepiccadilly #piccadilly #christmasinlondon #exploretheworldwithme #traveltolondon #lightsinlondon
From the headland south of Bondi Beach at the start of the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk, looking back to the beach.
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#bonditotamarama #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk #bondibeach #blueskyandsunshine #dayatthebeach #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneystyle #outandabout #exploretheworld #explorethecityyoulivein #seekoutlife #seetheworldthroughmylens
Even the tiny little alley/pathway to London`s smallest public square has a proper street sign!
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#londonstreetsign #pickeringplace #pickeringplacelondon #stjamess #londonvibes #londonlife #londontrip #london_city_photo #londonlandmarks #londonwalks #londonssmallestpublicsquare #londontravel #londonlover #londonhistory #seetheworldthroughmylens #seekandyoushallfind #traveltheworldwithme
That`s how you design a gate!!!
These gates at Regents Park in London, were made in 1935, during the reign of George V.
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#regentsparklondon #regentspark #regentsparkgates #beautifulgate #gatestothegardens #royalgate #georgiangate #walkinthepark #londonlife #londonparks #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonwalks #seekandyoushallfind #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #londontravel
Pickering Place is London`s smallest public square, located in St James`s not far from St Jame`s Palace, home to London`s oldest wine merchants Berry Bros, it feels a but like you are walking into someone`s private courtyard.
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#pickeringplace #pickeringplacelondon #stjamess #london #historiclondon #sculptureinthesquare #exploringlondon #londonlife #londontrip #seetheworldthroughmylens #christmastree #walkingaroundlondon #seekandyoushallfind
Bondi Beach with tge Bondi Pavilion in the top right corner of the photo. I love tge colours of the water swirling off the rocks, it looks inviting, but I understand it`s quite treacherous.
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#bondibeach #bonditotamarama #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk #bondi #bondipavilion #bluewater #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneyphotographer #sydneyparks #sydney_insta #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
As my ferry pulled in to Circular Quay I saw this new sculpture near Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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#sculptureinthepark #sculpturegarden #artinpublicplaces #governmenthousesydney #royalbotanicgardenssydney #sydneyharbour #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneyaustralia #bluewater #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
A plaque of William Pickering, the coffee merchant Pickering Place in St James`s, London in named after.
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#williampickering #pickeringplace #pickeringplacelondon #londondays #london #stjamess #londonvibes #londonlife #historiclondon #londontrip #londonwalks #londonssmallestpublicsquare #londonstyle #londontravel #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #traveltheworldwithme #traveltherapy
No such thing as too much chocolate! Fortnum & Mason hampers full in the Christmas window display.
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumshamper #fortnumschristmas #fortnumschocolates #fortnums #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #fortnumschristmaswindow #windowshopping #morechocolateplease #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londonchristmas #oneofmyfavouritethings #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
The trick is to go on Christmas Day to take photos of the lights, not Christmas Eve!! There are 75% less people doing the same thing!!
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#london #christmaslights
Between down pours, Tunks Psrk continued to fill with water. Lucky someone thought to put the "Ground Closed" sign in the middle of the cricket ground 🤣 I think anyone who turned up to play would have realised after wading through knee deep water on to the sodden grass that it wouldn`t work out!😂
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#tunkspark #floodedpark #waterwatereverywhere #greengrass #aftertgerain #walkinthepark #sydneyinspring #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #myhometown #cricketground #toowettoplay #waterviews
Merry Christmas!! I hope everyone has had a great day!!🎄🎉🥂
The Christmas tree in Pickering Place, St James`s, London. These houses are now the offices for Berry Bros & Rudd, London`s oldest wine merchants.
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#pickeringplace #pickering #berrybrosandrudd #stjamess #christmasinlondon2022 #christmastree #exploringlondon #winemerchant #publicsquare #londonssmallestpublicsquare #londonlife #londonlandmarks #londontrip #londontravel #traveltheworldwithme #seeeverythingdoeverything
Shark alert in the foyer of the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
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#anmmuseum #anmm #sharksculpture #shark #sharkalert #darlingharboursydney #darlingharbour #sydneymuseum #sydneyaustralia #sydney #sydneywaterways #sydneyweekends #seeeverythingdoeverything #outandabout #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
Choppy day out on Sydney Harbour, as I caught the ferry from McMahons Point to Circular Quay, lots of boats around Fort Denison, Sydney`s eastern suburbs in the background.
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#sydneyharbour #fortdenison #sydneyferries #choppywater #sailingonsydneyharbour #boatsontheharbour #crossingtheharbour #sydney #sydneyaustralia #sydneylife #myhometown #explorethecityyoulivein #sydneywaterways #bluewater #seetheworldthroughmylens
The Red Lion pub in St James`s, one of the old workers pubs, also made a name for itself as a Gin Palace. Apparently holds the 2nd oldest licence in the West End, having been around forvover 200 years!
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#redlion #redlionpub #mayfairpub #stjamess #crownpassage #exploringlondon #seekandyoushallfind #londonlife #londontrip #londonwalks #london_enthusiast #londonlover #londontravel #londonhistory #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #traveltheworldwithme
Passing the bow of HMAS Sydney, a WWl ship in the Australian Navy fleet. The bow of the ship sits on the edge of Sydney Harbour as a memorial to its successful battle in the Pacific.
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#sydneyferries #hmassydney #hmassydneymemorial #milsonspoint #sydneyharbour #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneywaterways #palmtrees #outontheharbour #explorethecityyoulivein #seeeverythingdoeverything #seetheworldthroughmylens #seekandyoushallfind #bluewater
Giant red velvet bows and lights for Christmas down the centre of all floors at Fortnum & Mason on London`s Piccadilly.
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#fortnumandmason #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #piccadilly #christmasatfortnums #christmaslights #shoppinginlondon #oneofmyfavouritethings #favouritestore #londonlife #londontrip #londonchristmas #londonstyle #londontravel #londonatchristmastime #christmasinlondon #redvelvetbows #redvelvetbowsforchristmas #christmasdecorations
In Marks Park on the headland at the southern end of Bondi Beach looking through this Sculpture by the Sea to Bronte Beach framed in the sculpture.
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#sculpturebythesea #sculptureinthepark #sculptureart #sculpture #markspark #brontebeach #brontebeachsydney #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk #artinthepark #sydney #sydneylife #sydneybeaches #sydneyaustralia #sydneywaterways #sydneyparks
After a few years of not being able to hold the annual Sculpture by the Sea along the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama......it`s back!!!
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#sculptureinthepark #sculpturebythesea #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk
Fortnums hampers full of chocolates in the Christmas window display on Piccadilly, you can never have too much chocolate!!
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#fortnumshamper #fortnumandmason #fortnumschristmas #firtnumandmasonchocolates #fortnumschocolates #fortnumschristmaswindow #fortnumandmasonpiccadilly #oneofmyfavouritethings #windowshopping #shoppinginlondon #windowshopping #londonlife #londontrip #londonlandmarks #londonchristmas
At Sculpture by the Sea this was on display in the park, is it art or just a couple of yellow motorbikes on top of a post??? In the eye of the beholder........
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#sculpturebythesea #bonditotamarama #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk #artinthepark #sculptureinthepark #sculpture #motorbikesofinstagram #motorbikes #yellowmotorbikes #bikesonapost #wtfisthis #wtfmoment #sydney #blueskyandsunshine #walkinthepark
Sculpture by the Sea returned to the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk this year after it`s Covid hiatus. This one is my favourite.....
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#sculpturebythesea #bonditotamarama #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk #sculptureart #sculptureinthepark #sculpture #artinthepark #sydneycoastalwalk #sydneyinspring #clearbluewater #pacificocean #sunnyday #explorethecityyoulivein
