My last days in London

Yes, that's right, I'm leaving London. I'm leaving in the morning, in a few hours from now. Maybe this year was not my best one, but living in London was undoubtly an interesting experience. It has made me realize, that an image (of a school, a city or even a country), which was created in the past and was planted deeply in people's mind, can be so strong, that people still believe it, eventhough the values behind it do not exist anymore. It has also helped me to learn about myself, and gave me new goals to achieve. Although it has partially altered my way of thinking, it has also streghten my viewpoint on other things.

This monolog could go on for a while, but as the primary function of the blog suppose to be showing off my photos, let me show you the last two images I took in London. They have nothing to do with Christmas, you might not even be able to tell that they were taken in December, or in London, but they (together with some other photos I took this year) might present the city from a different perspective (different from what you usually see in a London tour guide book). London is not just about the Big Ben, red phone booths, guards with funny hats, happiness and wealth. And despite the myth, it is not raining all the time.

The blog will probably be on hold for a while, but I might have posts from time to time, so do not forget to check occasionally.


/the picture was taken at the Elephant & Castle underground station, after I visited my university for the last time/

Christmas in London

The closer Christmas is, the more decorations can be seen on the streets. I walked around the centre of London at the end of November, and took these pictures on my way from the Piccadilly Circus, along Regent Street, to Oxford Street. Although my walk was much longer, I got bored of the decorations quite fast. At some places I found them rather cheesy and tasteless (I have no visual evidence of it, as I tried hard enough not to have them in the frame), and the view just did not inspire me for taking further pictures.