London

London

We visited London in Jan 2024. Here is a quick trip report. (Originally posted here)

  1. Westminster Abby, mostly to check out famous ppl’s tombs; nice site and history too; I quite like the colors from these shots from Ricoh GRIII (first trip with this little pocket camera, very enjoyable)

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/0_R0000052-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/1_R0000066-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/2_R0000061-2.jpg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. Museum scene is nice, we had a blast. The first and second photos were taken in British Museum, it’s a ceramic artwork from @hitomihosono

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/3_R0001530-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/4_R0001530-2-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/5_R0001385-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/6_R0001489-4.jpg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. A lady beefeater guard showed us around London Tower; crown jewel collection is cool, photos not allowed. (*beefeater: a yeoman of the English royal guard or a warder of the Tower of London.)

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/7_R0001413-2.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/8_R0001416-2.jpg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. Food scene is great, pretty much every meal was good; my fav is Lima (lima_london); everyone likes Dishoom of course.

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/9_R0001563-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/10_R0001356-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/11_R0001363-1.jpg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. Lots of parks in the city, enjoyed our walks.

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/12_R0000086-3.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/13_R0000077-2.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/14_R0000085-1.jpg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. I loved visiting Churchill war room last time, glad to visit it again with my wife.

Book recs for those interested in Churchill

  • The Splendid and the Vile
  • The power of words (this is a compilation of his speeches but also works well as a biography)

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/15_R0001446-1.jpg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/16_R0001449-1.jpg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. We didn’t go watch the change of the guards this time (was a highlight last time and I went twice…) highly recommend

Gallery Block Error

Gallery block missing closing marker (:::)

Show malformed block
:::gallery
images=[{"src": "/images/blog/london/17_DSC01462.jpeg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/18_DSC01498.jpeg", "alt": ""}, {"src": "/images/blog/london/19_DSC01210.jpeg", "alt": ""}]
:::

  1. The main objective of the trip was to see Jay Chou - really really happy we did it. See https://www.instagram.com/reel/C26FwABoArM/?igsh=dXp4dXMyd2FseDY2
Copyright 2025, Ran Ding
London