London's calling

I was in London for two days this week. Don't worry, I will spare you the Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard. By the way, I don't get how people can wait one hour and a half just to see the men in red go through the place playing music... And I don't get how I could do it too!

Here is Parliament Hill, in the north of London. From the top, you have a large view of the city. And it's a very restful place.

This one is Regent's Park. With its alley...

its old furniture...

its big houses...

its flowery bridges...

and its deckchairs on the daisies.

Then I went to Stables Market, in Camden Lock. It's a huge market, full of colours, spicy smells and music, in old stables. You can find clothes, craftwork, food... And there are statues of horses everywhere!

There are lots of asian food shops around the place. You can eat on the side of the canal, where common tables were set up. And look what are the seats!

In fact Camden Market is much larger than the part in the stables. It's extended in the street too, and in the area around.

This is a pub called 'The black Friar'. Because there is a black statue of a friar on the front.

The Globe. Well, a reproduction of the Globe, William Shakespeare's theatre.

In the center, this is the Gherkin. One of the many towers of the City of London. This one is very famous, designed by Sir Norman Foster!

And this one is the Shard, designed by Renzo Piano (who also made the Cité Internationale in Lyon). It will be the second highest tower in Europe, with 310m (1,020 feet).

You surely know the London Eye...

The Tower of London, with the City Hall in the background. Another design from Foster.

Here are some bits of the future Olympic Park. I hope I could come again closer.

Here is the Tate Modern Galery. It's an old factory refurbished by Herzog & De Meuron, a swiss architect agency.

And inside the Tate Modern...

And from the top of the Tate Modern...