On a recent trip to London I found some time in between meetings to wander through the streets. I couldn’t help but notice that there’s not one particular architectural style. And that there’s a lot of modern buildings amongst the historical ones. But somehow it doesn’t look unpleasant and it’s actually a nice combination that seems to fit the character of the city. Some buildings in London even date from before the Great fire of 1666, which destroyed a great part of the medieaval city… On my little stroll through some streets near trafalgar square I just kept looking up and around, almost bumping in to some people on the street whilst taking photos ![London Where Modern Times and History Meet icon smile London Where Modern Times and History Meet](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ujY-xtFD7fyPykzoSrXTF5_NrmYpywv7XFBvnj6YvDO9etTYMwfIdtsCQEQPtUhq4YCyc-RzrG8AV_8xweNPLIc_h-ayov4XTWsDkqAQwzWgMYoFmep_kxyHqYaBr0LhL4WH27yQ=s0-d)
Because London isn’t just known for all its main tourist attractions, but also for quite a few rainy days, it was time for me to find some place warmer and drier. And there’s lots of choice for doing that.
As a born Dutch girl I was delighted to see this lonely bike on the street. I’ve tried to cycle around London once on a Boris Bike. And I must say that was quite an adventure and a bit different from cycling in The Netherlands ![London Where Modern Times and History Meet icon smile London Where Modern Times and History Meet](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ujY-xtFD7fyPykzoSrXTF5_NrmYpywv7XFBvnj6YvDO9etTYMwfIdtsCQEQPtUhq4YCyc-RzrG8AV_8xweNPLIc_h-ayov4XTWsDkqAQwzWgMYoFmep_kxyHqYaBr0LhL4WH27yQ=s0-d)