London fascinates with its ability to change yet remain constant; new buildings amaze, old buildings maintain the capital's dignity; buildings from which the Empire was run. (Above:) The London Eye, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey in the background. Click here for a view of the same subjects taken from 3,000 ft. The Science Museum is a perfect example of this; grand Victorian architecture, inside are the mechanical exhibits I remember as a a boy, side by side with new, computer-driven interactive exhibits aimed at today's children. Quite which do the better job of explaining the technological world is a moot point.Below: A Hurricane and Spitfire on display on the third floor of the Science Museum, just as they were 40+ years ago when I'd visit with my father. These two aircraft - their shape and markings - inspired me greatly.
The first photo has been probably taken from Hungerford Bridge leading to the Embankment station, not the Westminster Bridge.
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Hmmm... Can't remember now. But checking on Google Earth, I'd guess that with a long lens, that's Hungerford Bridge (the foot bridge part of it) in the foreground, in front of Big Ben?
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