London

Continuing the economic stimulus theme of this trip, I visited the finanical district of London.

Visiting the Bank of England museum.

The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof. So where do sub-prime mortgages fit into the picture?

Despite the strong Australian dollar and the weak British Pound, the UK still feels expensive.

Something a bit different: I visited one of the old cemeteries in London.

Autumn leaves and green moss. Time passes in a place where the people no longer grow older.

John Bunyan was the author of Pilgrim’s Progress.

The English mathematician and Presbyterian minister. The creator of Bayes’ theorem. Bayes’ theorem is the basis of today’s email spam filters. His grave is the big vault on the right side of this picture.

The front says Miss Degima Cotton and Sarah Cotton, because this is the Cotton and Bayes family vault. Thomas Bayes’ name is around the side. He died on 7 April 1761 at the age of 59.

Oxford Circus and Regent Street was closed that night for the turning on of the London Christmas Lights. This year the lights were sponsored by Disney’s A Christmas Carol movie: bah! humbug!

Ok, so maybe it was an Apple Fan Boy tour.

I walked from Pimlico to the London Eye, passing through this park behind the Houses of Parliament.

Here’s some more trivia for you: “Big Ben” is the name of the great bell inside the clock tower, even though most people think the name refers to the clock tower.

I took a ride on the London Eye.

London has a relatively low skyline, which makes the view from the London Eye so much more spectacular. In the distance you can see the three towers of the Barbican and the Swiss Re building (a.k.a. the Gerkin).