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London & Düsseldorf

by kara brugman

40 photos · 2 views

My 4th of July begins at Westminster

Halley memorial at Westminster

View of the House of Commons from the Westminster garden

London Bridge from the Tower

Snacktime with people watching and the Tower

Waiting for Ashley at Bank

I've had at least six drinks but have only ordered one. Chris left this bottle at our table too!

Surprised busts line the wall around the Sheldonian Theatre

The Bridge of Sighs

Fan buttress ceiling of the Divinity School of the Bodleian Library

Locking mechanism of Sir Bodley's Chest

View from the Divinity School

Courtyard of the Bodleian

All Souls, St. Mary's, Radcliffe Camera

Lovely Pembroke quad at Oxford

Plaque for James Smithson, Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke's dining hall (!!!), Oxford

Oxford across the meadow

Sepia windows at Magdalen chapel, Oxford

Magdalen College's chapel, Oxford

Hidden delights around every corner (Magdalen College, Oxford)

Walking through Old Town in Düsseldorf

Stracciatella + pistachio! Now I have had ice cream in all of the countries I've visited this summer :)

Sale finds at Zara Home

Panorama of the Rhine and Düsseldorf's summer carnival, mid-setup. Next I'll post a detail of the carnival and the animals roaming around on the bank in front.

Düsseldorf's summer carnival (detail from previous panorama). They were running the rides a bit, getting ready to open this weekend. The Rhine is so beautiful! Had a lovely time sitting here eating my ice cream. :)

Hidden steeple

So many pretty buildings here!

I turned a corner and...sailboat!

Looking up the Stadtgraben, which runs along the middle of the Kö, the posh shopping area of Düsseldorf

Sunset over the Rhine at the beautiful little village of Kaiserswerth. Soon after this, Jula and I were walking along the street and heard a brass band...a parade! A band, men dressed in nice suits and top hats, officials in horse-drawn carriages! It was

Lovely biergarten with perplexing Australian signs (reverse of the view of the Rhine sunset)

Ruins of Barbarossa's Kaiserpfaltz

The Corps de Logis, used for only a few days by the family that built it, and it hosted no guests - all for show/prestige.

The Elector's garden

View from across the farthest pond. Not pictured: ducks, duck ladders into the ponds, my soaking wet jeans :)

Super fun (and weird) night of football here in Germany! (Repost from Jula)

Giraphant

Hello Colorado! Back after almost a month!

Thanks for the beautiful sunset welcome, Colorado :D