A British vacation (but I'm also going to Japan)

[rbjhan]

We went straight to the Crown Jewels...


Wow I did not know that there's a people-mover (airport style) next to the jewels....

Tower Execution


Royal Mint
Oh this is funny...

 

[rbjhan]

Medieval Palace，




Ravens


Nice view from the walls

 

[rbjhan]

The White Tower


Apparently this belonged to Henry VIII






This was maybe mid-day? Inside the White Tower it was packed to the rafters....
Lucikly there's an exit in Level one....

And the queue to the jewels were looooong!

 

[rbjhan]

Booked lunch at Le Pont de la Tour, so we crossed the Tower Bridge...


Nice view but I was not a fan of the food!

 

[rbjhan]

Blackfriars Station


Got off at St Pancras....


Now where was I going?
The British Library!

 

[rbjhan]

There's a reason I came here: Magna Carta!


Lindisfarne Gospels！


Henry VIII's Great Bible


Codex Sinaiticus! OMG look at the Uncial

 

[rbjhan]

Ah yes, didn't mention it before, but I'm a calligrapher
The British Library was probably the one place I was most looking forward to visit!

My uncial


The script is not exactly the same but close enough.

 

[rbjhan]

After British Library, mother was tired so we went back to hotel...

Premier Inn Paddington Station, the location is super convenient, right across the street from Paddington Station (Elizabeth line entrance).


Room was just like any Premier Inn.


Bathroom


For £130 per night, no complaints.

 

[rbjhan]

I managed to grab a 5.30pm booking for The Lookout that day, but mother decided not to go...

Horizon 22 is higher but they close super early.
The Lookout opens till 9pm on Mondays and Fridays.


Shooting was difficult though! Obviously the indoor lights can't be dimmed....
So without a lens skirt, best I could do was stick my lens to the window and try to cover it with my jacket!






The Lookout was a lot higher than Sky Garden...