Greenwich Peninsula
A bit different from the last few posts. The intention was to scout out the terrain in order to take some night-time photos of the buildings on Canary Wharf. I see these buildings going to and from work every day. They look brilliant at night. Took the camera along, of course, and this is the result.
Canary Wharf Buildings. I watched the first of these (the one with the point on top) going up in 1992-3 from my office window in Halstow Road, just off the Woolwich Road flyover.
I hadn't realised just how many folks moored their boats along this stretch of the Thames.
More boats. Looking downstream towards Woolwich. The Thames Barrier in the distance.
The Millenium Dome! Looking a bit neglected these days, though the infrastructure for handling tens of thousands of visitors is all intact.
One of the unusual pieces of Art along the walk. A slice through a ship.
Looking downstream again towards Woolwich. Shooters Hill and Oxlease Wood in the distance.
Canary Wharf Buildings. I watched the first of these (the one with the point on top) going up in 1992-3 from my office window in Halstow Road, just off the Woolwich Road flyover.
I hadn't realised just how many folks moored their boats along this stretch of the Thames.
More boats. Looking downstream towards Woolwich. The Thames Barrier in the distance.
The Millenium Dome! Looking a bit neglected these days, though the infrastructure for handling tens of thousands of visitors is all intact.
One of the unusual pieces of Art along the walk. A slice through a ship.
Looking downstream again towards Woolwich. Shooters Hill and Oxlease Wood in the distance.posted by Bob Ding | 3:09 pm
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I visited the Millennium Dome right at the height of the tourist rush. Actually we were visiting Greenwich. I had read "Longitude" and I wanted to go see the clock. We walked over to the Dome and looked around but didn't go in. It didn't seem worth the cash and time after what we'd read about it. Is the dome being used for anything now? Surely there must be some good use for such an amazing structure.
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