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Friday, August 13, 2010

London

Should an entry on London be started off with a picture of Big Ben?! I was really lucky to be on a summer evening when the sun shines right at the Big Ben. Look at how the glass twinkle and the gold sparkle. Awesome!



Across the road is the London Eye.


My camera does not do Westminster Abbey a justice. The Abbey is so huge I can fit onto my camera; so this is just part of it.



Tower Bridge, another signature of London.


Like the way people sit by the River Thames - having tea.


This is inside the Tower of London. It is actually more like a castle. The people are queuing to see the crown jewel. Didn't manage to see it because I was there too late. The crown jewel contains the Cullinan diamond, the largest in the world.



I was having lunch at Trafalgar Square. Can't fit the entire square into a picture, so a took a pan of the scene instead.



Earlier in the day, was at the Buckingham Palace, watching the change over parade.



A walk by the River Thames, passby this the replica of the Shakespeare theatre, The Globe Theatre. The original was burnt down, I think.



Also saw a stature of Micheal Faraday. Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction states that the induced emf is proportional to rate of change .... I shan't bore the reader with this ... here is the pic of him:



This is Florence Nightingale who started nursing. I understand she used to stay in Southampton, and the building of school of nursing in University of Southampton is named after her.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Winchester

Buildings
Entrance to the The Great Hall ...


And the Round Table



Guild house. Pity didn't managed to get a seat at the alfresco dining.


Was shopping in the street, and ... this guy can sing!


Winchester Cathedral



Cheyney Court



Wolvesey Castle, or what's left of it. Another English Heritage site


Jane Austen's house


Wind in the Willow, a walk at the meadow




duck in the stream


Gardens and flowers





Friday, August 6, 2010

Salisbury Cathedral

From the outside





Inside the cathedral

The courtyard?

Stained glass

The bent pillar, due to the weight of the cathedral

Quiet time.


Arches and shadows





Relax, have a tea.


I must say having tea in an English garden relieves the stress from the work trip.

And this cafe is really nice; glass roof letting the sun in and a view of the cathedral.


Or if you choose to have some summer sun.


Lying outside, on the grasses, enjoying the summer sun, waiting the for guide for the tour inside the cathedral.

Stonehedge

This is one of the national heritage of England.





Thursday, August 5, 2010

Shopping at West Quay, Southampton

Modern shopping centre meets ancient castle







Tuesday, August 3, 2010

University of Southampton

This is Glen Eyre Hall of residence at University of Southampton. Brought my students on a 2 week study trip.



School of Electronics and Computer Science



This is what science is all about. This is the Tony Davis High Voltage Laboratory. The students are building High Voltage lifters!



The Hartley library. I understand that this is among the oldest building here. Part of the building was used as a hospital in World War I?!?!?


Now it is such a wonderful to study. Notice the lavender just outside the library?