Gorgeous photos flygirl, I especially love the street scenes. And I love the winter atmosphere!

London is a city that's growing on me. I've only been three times- first visit I enjoyed myself but felt a little ambivalent towards London itself. But on my second and third visits I came to like it more and more. Now I'm at the point where I'm actually looking forward to going back.

Hmm, actually after looking at your photos I'm wondering if I should go to London instead of Belgium next spring...I'm such a scatterbrain.

Tower, perhaps CW would step forward? haha

lyb and sassycat, I know exactly what you mean. I get homesick for it too.

sassycat, you picked out on of my favorites. The silhouette of the griffin/gryphon/dragon guarding the City of London is my favorite and one of the photos that was my specific goal on this trip (based on a photo I had taken 8 or 9 years ago and wanted to recreate).

ms_go - have a great time! Take the DSLR if you can, it does make a difference. Just a few years ago I took only P&S digitals (still had the film SLR) and thought they were just fine. When I got the DSLR I realized what I was missing.

tuscanlifeedit, thank you!

Apres_Londee, thanks! I know what you mean about having a photo change your mind, a few years ago I happened across a photo on flickr of a streetcar in Lisbon. I hadn't seen a street scene of Lisbon before, I had no point of reference. It was so beautiful, and it struck me so hard I bought a plane ticket to Lisbon - I visited over Thanksgiving 2007. I took my own photos of the same location - I guess I should post my Portugal photos too, I don't believe I ever did!

Thank you again everyone for your compliments.

Thank you so much for sharing these. They are beautiful.

Beautiful pictures, flygirl!

Sorry, that's not C_W - too much hair.

Lee Ann

The general ban on smoking has led to a great appreciation for "al fresco" moments amongst the drinkers and diners of UK

Lantana and Lee Ann, thanks!

Khunwilko, fair enough, that makes sense...

You really are a wonderful photographer flygirl! I sent my daughter-in-law the link so she can see how wonderful the photos are. She & my husband both use Canon. It seems every six months they get a newer one!

Thank you tod! Yes, you could get a new Canon just about every 6 months. I'm about to replace my P&S which I've used for 2+ years now. I've had the DSLR for 3 years, hmmm, is it time for a new one of those as well?

You wrote about one of your favorites. Which is the other?
They are beautiful photos.

I'm not sure whether to thank you for the beautiful photos or not. You are feeding my London withdrawal symptoms.

I love your pictures- have put them into my favourites.

Thank you so much for sharing your pictures. They are gorgeous!

Very Very NICE! We will be in London in December. I will look for all your picture spots. Well done.

Sunny

Cynthia, thanks. My absolute favorite is the dragon/griffin at Temple Bar, and the other photo I wanted to recreate were the ones taken from the portico of the National Gallery. When you stand there, you have a clear view all the way down Whitehall. You can see Big Ben, or, if you move a little to the left you will see the Victoria Tower. The one I took many years ago was before Trafalgar Square was fully pedestrianized. I actually put that up on flickr in a different set, here is the old one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywalk...7606910787639/

Here is the new Whitehall subset:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywalk...lgallery/show/

I zoomed in on a few and you can even see a jet off in the distance in the Big Ben closeup.

Carolyn, yasronit, Nancy, sunswhtdog, you are very kind. Thank you!

I am absolutely jealous of your pictures!

Glad you liked them lyb, I have a lot to learn but I'm making progress.