London Bridge Is Falling Down
Not the bridge in the nursery rhyme, but the station.
Admittedly with a little help from its friends.
In a few years time, it will be one of the best stations in London. If this impressive computer generated video. is anything to go by.
The Shard From Below
I don’t like it, but from below, it’s impressive.
I hope we don’t see too many more Shards.
Reflections At Stratford Station
I took these pictures from the low-level DLR platforms at Stratford station.
It has become an impressive station over the last few years. It certainly performed well in the Olympics.
A Surfeit Of Ice Cream At The Cable-Car
If you like ice cream, they had lots of it at the north terminal of the cable-car today.
There’s also a stall at the southern end.
Is It Best To Go North-South On The Cable Car?
The Emirates Air-line does seem to be slightly antisymmetric, with more steps on the south side than on the north.
So this means it might be easier to use the cable-car going from the north to the south! Although, there are lifts both end to get you up to the gondolas.
A Golden Age Of Engineering?
Evan Davis asks this question in this piece on the BBC web site. It’s linked to a two part series starting on BBC2 tonight.
I think he could be right and have said so on this blog about tunnelling.
I shall be watching tonight.
The Only Four Fishcake Recipes You’ll Ever Need
I’m pointing to these recipes on the Times web site, so that I don’t have to keep the paper.
You’ll have to be a subscriber like me to read them. Three of the four recipes are gluten free and one would be if you had gluten-free breadcrumbs.
The Times On Jimmy Wales
The Times drops its serious front today with a third leader about the marriage of Wikipedia’s founder; Jimmy Wales, in the style of the on-line encyclopaedia.
Buying Single Pens That Work
I always seem to forget something when I go out. Normally it’s just a clean tissue, but a couple of times lately, I’ve forgotten to take a pen with me to do the Sudoku.
Surprisingly, the only place you seem to be able to get a simple Bic pen that works is in Rymans. Other shops want to sell you at least a dozen, or some elaborate pen at a couple of quid.
Bassets Hunting In Primrose Hill
I took this picture on Primrose Hill this morning, as three bassets met up to do what bassets do best – hunt.
Bassets Hunting In Primrose Hill
Obviously, there aren’t any hares on Primrose Hill in the middle of London, but a share of a substantial picnic would do just nicely.
The Anonymous Widower 