The soap shop you were in is called Lush, its a chain that started a few years ago and is now really big.

Why the give way sign?

I thought I could be really clever and identify the "somewhere" image for you, but you've got me on that one, although a mate said Lizzy lives there, whoever that is.

'Somewhere' looks rather like the Mall with Buckingham Palace in the background...

I named it somewhere because I couldn't remember where it was. Here's a bigger picture: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/djst/photos/london/somewhere2.jpg

Ian: I just liked the "Give Way" sign with the little light and the plant. :)

Hey, David,

That building is Admiralty Arch on the eastern end of the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace. You would have been in Trafalgar Square when you took the pic.

David, if you're after oldies, come to Prague, mate! You'll will be able to confirm the reason your ancestors where conquering it!

Funny how you commented on how friendly and polite the people of London are. Most of us from the north of England at least consider them the rudest people in the UK.

I live in London now and I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Yes, the people in the north of england appear more friendly and polite but it's simply because London is a more crowded city so after you spend an hour travelling to work standing crushed up against hundreds of other people on a packed commuter train then you're not going to be in the best of moods. But when they're not suffering our legendary transport system they are indeed decent people.

Them old buses are getting phased out due to them not being wheelchair friendly which is a shame because it was very handy to have a bus without doors that you could just hop on or off when at traffic lights or stuck in traffic.

Other places worth visiting in the UK are Newcastle (should be easy to get to, it's popular with the Norwegians - not sure about Swedes, has decent nightlife, shopping and sightseeing), York (if you want to see a very old city with almost no modern influence), Edinburgh (for a taste of Scotland). There'll be other places worth visiting too, but those are the places I've been to most as they're served by one of the only decent train companies in the UK (GNER).

As I'm based in London now I try to take advantage of the many airports to visit countries I've never been before. Got any recommendations for places in Sweden?

The taxi is very nice!
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