England

I toured parts of the UK, mostly around London for a short while.


View Medium or Large image. 		Buckingham Palace and a fountain
A view of the palace from the Buckingham Fountain
Date: September 1, 2009
Location: Buckingham Palace, London, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Chairs in Green Park
A field with green and white striped chairs in it.
Date: September 1, 2009
Location: Green Park, London, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Kew Gardens Temperate House
The Royal Botanic Gardens Temperate house is a large greenhouse that opened in 1863 and covers 52,650 square feet. The main part of the building, shown in this picture, houses palms and sub-tropical trees.
Date: September 5, 2009
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Santa Cruz water lillies
Victoria cruziana is a large waterlily with round, flat leaves that are turned up at the edges.
Date: September 5, 2009
Location: Waterlily House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England

View Medium or Large image. 		St. James's Park Lake
On the left is the Horse Guards building, on the right is the Foreign & Commonwealth Office with the London Eye rising in the background.
Date: September 1, 2009
Location: St James's Park, London, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Palace of Westminster (Parliament building)
The parliament as seen from Victoria Tower Gardens.
Date: September 3, 2009
Location: Westminster Palace, London, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Palace of Westminster and Big Ben
The parliament building and Big Ben, as seen from the Westminster Bridge on the river Thames.
Date: September 3, 2009
Location: Westminster Palace, London, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Windsor Castle
The Edward III tower, located in the south-west corner of the Upper Ward.
Date: August 31, 2009
Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Windsor Castle from the Windsor Eye
From the top of the Windsor Eye, looking at Windsor castle. Visible is the lower ward, the round tower, and St George's Chapel.
Date: August 31, 2009
Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Giraffe's
Two giraffes, one is framed by the doorway to the giraffe house.
Date: August 29, 2009
Location: London Zoo, London, England

View Medium or Large image. 		Eastern White Pelican
Pelecanus Onocrotalus, the Eastern White Pelican lives in lakes and marshes along river mouths and the coast line of seouth east Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Date: August 29, 2009
Location: London Zoo, London, England