Thursday, September 27, 2012

June 2012: Captain America at the Charing Cross Hotel

You see the strangest sights in London.

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So we have a captain America asking for donations.. Smile

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I had the most excellent bratwurst here Smile

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Whoa, bloody red…

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But this is the Charing Cross Hotel, quite an extraordinary building

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A sky bridge…why???how????

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Quite an interesting set of architecture

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Look at the underside, beautiful, no?

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The underside of the bridge.

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I walk toward the front

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The flag is flying high

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Looking back at the sky bridge

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Looking up at the ornate balconies, covered with bloody anti pigeon mesh

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The stone work is exquisite

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Another flag on top of the building

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This is built on top of a railway station, does the bed move when trains arrive?

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Flags on the balcony, notice the railings, lovely lovely work

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Entrance to the hotel

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With the cross of England?

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The windows have these lovely stone work

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The huge Elenor sculpture in front. You can click here to see a more detailed photo essay of mine from last year on this lovely monument.

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And the entrance to the underground and the train station…

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