Photos of 2015 page 1, London


	Hadley-Ives family photographs from 2015. Page 1.
	Page 1 features photographs from London, England 2015 photographs: this is page 1; page 2 Madrid; page 3 Strasbourg; page 4 Strasbourg; page 5 Strasbourg; page 6 Paris; page 7 Strasbourg Cathedral; page 8 Strasbourg Cathedral; page 9 Turkey; page 10 Salzburg; page 11 Switzerland; page 12 Alsace; page 13 Monaco; page 14 Bavaria; page 15 Germany; page 16 Bulgaria; page 17 Romania; page 18 Luxembourg; page 19 Italy; page 20 Barcelona; page 21 Netherlands; page 22 Denmark.


Elizabeth Tower at Parliament in London. The bell "Big Ben" is in Elizabeth Tower. You can see the Millennium Wheel in the background.	The Tower of London.	Westminster Abbey

Millennium Wheel	Clock face on Elizabeth Tower	The pods on the Millennium Wheel.

The western front of Westminster Abbey	Looking from the northeast toward Westminster Abbey to the southwest.	Angels attend Christ on Westminster Abbey

Our flight approached Heathrow on a route that took us right over the center of London, and we saw Buckingham Palace out our window.	As our flight from Hong Kong approached London, we had a good look at the Shard and the Thames.	The flag of the United Kingdom flies over the Parliament in Westminster.

Looking across the Thames.	The Gherkin (the pickle) is easy to see from London Tower. In the larger view you can see Bowyer Tower in the foreground to the left.	We went in to gaze in admiration at the Crown Jewels, but of course no photograph is allowed inside.

The Bowyer Tower was damaged in a fire in the early 1840s, and when it was repaired and rebult in 1845, tower with gargoyles was used to give it an older medieval look.	Even if this gargoyle only dates to the 1840s, it certainly looks creepy enough.	Lion gargoyle in London Tower

A tower at one of the corners of the White Tower (the keep) in London Tower.	You can tell you are in the United Kingdom when you see this flag flying over this landmark.	We were lucky to get about twenty minutes of strong morning sunlight with blue skies before the clouds moved in. Here is a view of the White Tower.

The White Tower, the keep of London Tower. This dates back (parts of it do, at least) to the days of William the Conqueror in the 1070s.	Another view of the White Tower. The only time London Tower was ever captured by hostile forces was during the peasant revolt of 1381.	An advantage of visiting in early March was the lack of crowds of tourists (there were many tourists, but not crowds). Also, the trees had not yet put on their leaves.

The Salt Tower in London Tower.	The Shard looms up over the White Tower.	Many of the prisoners in the London Tower carved graffiti to pass the time. Here a Jesuit Priest named Henry Walpole (imprisoned here from 1593 to 1595, and tortured on the rack while in London Tower). He was executed (a martyr, killed for being a Catholic priest) in York in 1595.

The White Tower contains museums, including displays of armor.	This suit of armor displayed in the White Tower belonged to King Henry VIII, one of the worst tyrants in English history.	Here is another suit of armor displayed in the White Tower.

London Tower was for many years a sort of zoo, and to remember and honor the animals, statues of them decorate the area now.	Here two Beefeaters (Yeomen Warders) have a conversation. The Yeomen Warders have guarded the Tower of London since the times of Henry VII (late 15th century).	The Yeomen Warders have finished many years of service in the armed forces before they can get a post in the London Tower.

Here is one of the Ravens of the Tower. Charles the Second took a liking to the Ravens, and so Ravens have been kept in the Tower ever since.	The London Tower is a Royal Palace, and the Crown Jewels are kept there, so there are armed guards and various weapons on hand.	Here is one of the armed guards standing at his post in the London Tower.

We had a cozy and relatively inexpensive (for London, at least) room in Hammersmith. It was easy to take the Underground there from Heathrow.	We used the Underground and our feet to get around London.	Even though we were only in London for about 22 hours, we did have time to eat some chips (french fries) out of a newspaper. The newspaper was printed especially to be a food wrapping, and contained a philosophical essay.

In one of the many towers inside the Tower of London there was a helmet we could try on. It fit Arthur best.	Here stands Jeri on one of the walls, and behind her you can see the Tower Bridge.	We walked by Tower Bridge on our way back to our hotel to collect our baggage when were done at London Tower.

Eric and Arthur on Westminster Bridge with Elizabeth Tower in the background.	Jeri and Arthur walk along a wall in London Tower.	Arthur stands in front of Beauchamp Tower in London Tower.

Chun-Chih on Westminster Bridge with Elizabeth Tower in the background.	Arthur on Westminster Bridge with Elizabeth Tower in the background.	Arthur and Jeri stand together with Elizabeth Tower in the background

Other web pages with our pictures:

The collection of desktops we've put up to share.
A list of photography and art we've put up to share on line.

2015 collection of images from Europe

This is page 1, London.
Page 2, Castille: Madrid
Page 3, Strasbourg in March.
Page 4, Strasbourg in April.
Page 5, Strasbourg in May.
Page 6, Paris.
Page 7, The interior of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg.
Page 8, The exterior Strasbourg Cathedral in Strasbourg
Page 9, Turkey: Edirne and Istanbul.
Page 10, Austria: Salzburg.
Page 11, Switzerland: Basel, Gimmelwald, & the Alps.
Page 12, France: Alsace and Lorraine (Colmar, Riquewihr, Haut-Koenigsbourg, Obernai, Molsheim, Nideck, Haguenau)
Page 13, France and Monaco (Nice, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Montpellier, Monte Carlo)
Page 14, Germany: Bavaria (Füssen, Hohenschwangau, Munich)
Page 15, Germany along the Rhine (Rastatt, Karlsruhe, Bruchsal, the Rhineland-Palatinate)
Page 16, Bulgaria (Varna, Plovdiv, Kazanlak)
Page 17, Romania (Brasov, Bran, Sinaia, Sighisoara, Biertan, Sibiu, Bucharest)
Page 18, Luxembourg and Arlon, Belgium
Page 19, Italy and San Marino (Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Rimini, Citta di San Marino)
Page 20, Catalan: Barcelona
Page 21, Netherlands: Amsterdam
Page 22, Denmark: Copenhagen

Thematic Pages

Page 1, Doors (1): Doors and portals.
Page 2, Doors (2): More doors, portals, and gateways.
Page 3, Doors (3): More gates, doors, portals, and entrances.
Page 4, Doors (4): Even more doors.
Page 5, Door Fixtures (1): Decorations and fixtures on doors; door knockers or door knobs.
Page 6, Door Fixtures (2): More door handles, door knobs, knockers, and so forth.
Page 7, Door Fixtures (3): Another page of door fixtures such as door knobs.
Page 8, Lamps and Lights (1): Lanterns and lamps, with several from Romania.
Page 9, Lamps and Lights (2): Lanterns and lamps, including San Marino and Barcelona.
Page 10, Lamps and Lights (3): More lanterns and lamps.
Page 11, Lamps and Lights (4): Even more lights, lanterns, lamps, and so forth.
Page 12, Flowers, Tulips (1): Keukenhof Garden and its tulips..
Page 13, Flowers, Tulips (2): Second page of flowers, more tulips in Keukenhof Garden.
Page 14, Flowers, Tulips (3): More tulips.
Page 15, Flowers, Orchids (1): Flowers, mostly orchids.
Page 16, Flowers, Orchids (2): Orchids and similar flowers.
Page 17, Flowers, Orchids (3): Even more orchids.
Page 18, Flowers and Plants (1): Various plants, including flowers and trees.
Page 19, Flowers and Plants (2): Flowers and interesting plants, including mushrooms.
Page 20, Flowers and Plants (3): Trees, flowers,ferns, and interesting plants.
Page 21, Spires and Weathervanes (1): Weather vanes and decorative spires on top of roofs.
Page 22, Spires and Weathervanes (2): More weathervanes, spires, and so forth.
Page 23, Spires and Weathervanes (3): Even more decorative spires and weathervanes.
Page 24, Shop Signs and Ornamental Ironwork (1): Fences, gates, shop signs, and so forth.
Page 25, Shop Signs and Ornamental Ironwork (2): More shop signs and ornamental iron.
Page 26, Domes (1): Views of round roofs and cupolas, including large domes.
Page 27, Domes (2): Views of domes and cupolas, including some spires, interior and exterior.
Page 28, Windows (1): A page of interesting windows.
Page 29, Windows (2): Another page showing windows.
Page 30, Windows (3): A page of windows, mostly stained glass windows.
Page 31, Windows (4): More windows.
Page 32, Jewels and Ornaments (1): Jewels and ornaments.
Page 33, Jewels and Ornaments (2): More jewels and ornaments and decorative things.
Page 34, Statues (1): A page full of picture of statues and sculptures.
Page 35, Statues (2): More statues and sculptures.
Page 36, Water features and water (1): Pools, ponds, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and so forth.
Page 37, Water features and water (2): Beaches, lakes, rivers, cascades, and so forth.
Page 38, Faucets, Fountains, and Spigots (1): Mostly fountains.
Page 39, Faucets, Fountains, and Spigots (2): Fountains and spigots or faucets.
Page 40, Furniture (1): A page of interesting furniture.
Page 41, Furniture (2): More examples of interesting furniture.
Page 42, Palaces (1): A page with photos of palaces.
Page 43, Palaces (2): More palaces.
Page 44, Animals and zoos (1): Pictures of animals and scenes in zoos.
Page 45, Animals and zoos (2): More images of animals and zoos.

History Timeline

Sources and diversions.

This work by Eric & Chun-Chih Hadley-Ives is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Hadley-Ives family photographs from 2015. Page 1.

Other web pages with our pictures:

2015 collection of images from Europe

Thematic Pages