In London, all well worth it, as if nothing had happened. Yet all of us perestoit. I love London and even airline Transaero, which is 20 times scrolled your vile anthem before and after landing, could not spoil the impression of the city.
01. Strongly recommend to take place right on board when flying into London, then you can stay in the city center on the landing. I did not get to the right places, we had to shoot the suburbs
02. The Olympic Park
03. Centre from afar, the plane will make a few more laps and will sit ..
04. Withdrew house
05. Built London
06. The new landmark - the hospital, which jumped Sherlock Holmes in the same series.
07. The fans of Benedict Cumberbatch used up all their confessions
08. Phonebooth near the hospital became a place of worship
09. Dirty windows hospitals also store messages fans
10. Come on. Kostya moscowlondon led me to show how lawyers working in London.
11. Lawyers chose a most beautiful area
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13. Every window - someone's office
14. Did not think the London climate can be grown outdoors such cacti
15. The entrance, on the walls still hang gas lights, they all work
16. Before entering into every entrance a large list of lawyers who shoot office here
30. Earlier there were only red, now there are silver.
31. Very nice bus.
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33. Small electric delivers milk
34. Medical bike
35. The representative office plankton
36. Deptrans London encourages cyclists to be seen
37. See this cone? It is located under korodkoy with call button green light at traffic lights. When the light turns green, it starts spinning. Made it to the blind.Did not know about these cones before, but they're everywhere.
38. A man on a scooter preparing for the exam for the license taxi driver. Learns he is 3 years. Need to know perfectly all the streets, down to every home.Licensed taxi driver to get not just.
39. Milo
40. Traffic calming measures. To avoid chasing, make curved roads. It should be in Moscow as in yards and driveways do.
41. Urn
42. Telephone Booths
43. That's why I love London, so it's a love of detail. There is no hurry to demolish and rebuild all. Until now, the streets you can find speakers that were used 100 years ago to give drink to horses, or here are the scrapers in front of the building. They were needed to clean the shoes of clay, when some streets were still unpaved. Clean the boots of clay there is no need for a long time, and scrapers cherish and embellish.
Still, London is one of the best cities in the world. While my rating is: Moscow, London, Amsterdam, New York, Budapest, Odessa, Copenhagen, Omsk.London can be better only Moscow.
The second day of walking ...
01. To begin with fashion this season ... men wear bright socks, tucking them in sweatpants ...
02. Want to be the most fashionable? Then buy jumpsuit! Also desirable brighter. In general, this season circus theme is popular among young people
03. The brighter the better
04. If wear bright clothing does not allow religion, we can restrict pink cover for mobile phone
05. Cyclists in London gradually regains the whole street cars.
06. Before each traffic light for cyclists there is a playground where they freely stand in anticipation of green light.
07. Soon London motorists hounded like Amsterdam.
08. Biking in London and you can ride in an expensive suit
09. And stupid haircut
10. The most popular bike in London - Brompton folding. All office plankton on such rides. Drove to work, and then folded under the table in the office set.
11. Patchy London similar to Tver
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14. Chastises London Underground to install air conditioning in the subway
15. Ticket vending machines on the London Underground speak 17 languages. Russian no. Sanctions? One ride costs 250 rubles. Ticket for the whole day about 500 rubles.
16. Like about advertising on the bus controllers.
17. The English love dogs
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19. And seals. This cat lives in the store
20. Another at checkout
21. Street art. Decided to try his hand at street art and made a pattern here. How do you? Crocodiles want to eat asxxxle. About street art will be a separate post.
22. Resting on the lawn
23. Evening jams
24. In London know how beautifully and accurately lay tile. Why are only bent elements borders. In Russia there is no such.
Can you live in a big city without a personal vehicle? In Russia, it is difficult to imagine. People do not even admit the thought that someone might limit their comfort travel by car through the city. Look up any post about paid parking. Be sure there is a bunch of motorists who believe that they have a car attached a piece of land in the city center, or right next to the entrance, where they should put their car. I wonder how motorists survive in other cities?
I asked my friend Kostya moscowlondon write, as there they have things in London with parking? How to survive the London motorists? Next Bones text and photo my:
"Varlamov me for several months and terrorized by crook asks to write about how things work in London with cars and parking. And every day I promise to finish and truly believe that I will add. When promise. But today is not otnekatsya so I write as it is. About cars and parking.
Machine in London - is the exception rather than the rule
Let's start with the fact that London - it is rather a red double decker bus, subway and black cab than the private car.
Towards the center of the vast majority of Londoners are not going by car and by public transport. Machines disappear from the streets for 20 years Nerezinovogo.
I post about the Metro said that - many do not believe . So this time was not lazy and found the official statistics. See, in 2012 in London, 45% of households had a car. London - is the only region in the UK, where the number of cars is reduced, not growing.
I imagine it is fine to have noticed. Over 8 years of living in London, I absolutely lost interest in cars. When he lived in Moscow - with closed eyes could distinguish all brands of cars, know the approximate prices for different configuration of any BMW, thought, dreamed of pretending to know what my car is when I earn X or Y million. In London release. It became absolutely indifferent cars.
On machines then go family - scatter children to schools and kindergartens. And again - probably those with two or more children. Youth and simply those who do not need to transfer large amounts of goods at different points of the city - riding bicycles or public transport.
On machines if and drive, it is mainly within your area. If you need to go to the center, even if you have a car, it is likely that people will choose public transport.
And this despite the fact that used cars are 2-4 times cheaper than in Russia.
The explanation is one thing - to travel by car is very expensive and not very comfortable. Expensive not because the car is expensive, but because insurance is costly, petrol twice more expensive than in Russia, for entry into the center you have to pay ￡ 11.50, which is about 670 rubles at current dollars. And then still have to park.
How much is parking in London?
The simple answer to this question - in different ways. There are so many components - an area popular place, time of day, and so on. In any case, it will be expensive. Much more expensive than in Moscow.
Let us show you the price range and a couple of examples. Needless to say, there are a million exceptions, but in general - in the center of on-street parking will cost between ￡ 2.4 to ￡ 4.4 per hour (ie from 140 to 260 rubles per hour). Who likes to delve into the intricacies - click here for details . Even as a bonus track is sometimes necessary to ride around to find a parking space. And still more than 4 hours in one place often can not stand - discharged fine.
That's the price for parking in the center - 23 rubles for 5 minutes (276 rudders per hour!). You can not stand for more than 2 hours!
Covered parking with varying degrees of protection - from 5 to 15 pounds per hour (300-900 rubles per hour). In sleeping areas - 2-3 pounds per hour (120-180 rubles per hour). On a special website can see concrete examples - there map of central London, with an indication of parking.
Payable easy and simple - either cast your money into the machine and get a piece of paper, which hang on the window. Or pay by telephone, indicating the number of the car.
Are there exceptions?
Yes - at night you can park for free
In most areas of the center are taking money for parking from 8.30 to 18.30. Where many theaters and restaurants - there Saturday also charge. Sundays are usually free.
And at home something for free?
Differently Let's start with what is not the fact that you'll have to park outside the house. Parking may be absent. Modern building complexes based on the fact that no one has a car (car free housing so-called).
In poor areas can meet typical Russian painting - all parked sidewalk.
Sometimes there is parking in the basement, but it's worth the extra 50-100 pounds per month.
Sometimes you can hide in a narrow passage between buildings.
As in Russia, if someone in London locked, leave the phone
But it is very rare.
On the street in most cases need a Resident's Permit, that is, which means that you do not just come as you live here. Typically, such a year and the cost of buying heavily depends on the area and the car. For example, prices in Islington, where I live (it's the second zone).
And how people relate to the fact that you can not park for free?
Normally. Britain - a nation of landowners. These people are bought and sold for centuries the land and appreciate it. They just remember when buying a piece of land. And just know that with the car no one sells 6-10 square meters of land in any part of London.
Parking in London for many decades worth a lot of money.
Can you avoid parking fees in London?
Possible, but in a good game is not worth the candle. You can try, but the chance that you will be caught by the tail and then not wriggle - very big. And you would pay dearly. 100 times easier to pay.
Circumvent the system difficult, because compliance with the rules followed by the people. People whose salary depends on how many fines they navypisyvayut.
It is now possible to pay smskoy. Most hitrozhadnye can sit in a cafe or office next to the car and pay for parking if the parking appears on the horizon.But they are not fools. Will sit in a trap, and penalize you so that you do not understand how it happened. And then the court can not prove anything. Most plays cat and mouse with valet parking to the first penalty.
Obedience to the law as a whole rolls, but still fined and make big money on this. Central District Westminster izves their cruel attitude toward violations.Last year, only in the area have collected fines of 24 million pounds. You understand that the money for the budget is not superfluous.
Penalty 80 pounds if paid immediately - 50% discount
And how did you live there?
Yes excellent live. All rules are clear. Want to drive a car - pay.
But the streets free and no traffic jams. Although the city and was built in the Middle Ages. Curves and narrow streets and traffic jams at times less than in Moscow.
Many streets are now completely done hiking and much nicer city. Now hard to believe that once the same was Carnaby st travel and her two rows of parked yet. Nightmare.
And live without a car - really great fun. No cost, no headaches, car, car service, technical inspections, repairs and other waste of time and money.
Public transport
Yet there is one thing.
You can not just ban cars and make their way - should be at the same time to develop the infrastructure and public transport.
In London to 60s believed in the bright future of the car and up to the 80 killed on the subway and buses. Only after the fire at Kings Cross again began funding public transportation. These investments began in 1999. And only then by bus and subway ride was nepozorno. The machine has ceased to be a status symbol and the number of trips by car crept down to make way for buses to the metro. "
Many thanks Coast moscowlondon for the story. Will be its edges - sign up for tours. He has the coolest London tours, itself every time I go to him and advise you. Well, add his journal "Notes of emigrant" .
Surprisingly pleasant to walk around London. Go, and the city's talking to you. Everywhere signs neat and beautiful posters that explain how, why and what is done in the city. No, it's not our "do not walk on the lawn!". London talking to you as a gentleman with a gentleman, and not as a warden convicted.
01. Metropolitan Police calls to be vigilant "Not all are so cute like you ..."
02. Beware of pickpockets. The site has information about police tactics thieves. Passengers are taught how to avoid becoming a victim of swindlers.
03. Relieve themselves on the street can cost 500 pounds.
04. Drinking alcohol can cost the same amount.
05. London tells how to walk the dogs. The maximum penalty for violation - 1000 pounds.
06. Sticker in one area, we urge you not to climb on the wall along the promenade. How do we? At best, the paint will write "In the climb on the wall!" Here accurate tablet that tells the reasons why you can not climb the walls (the possibility of injury, strong currents and deep).
07. Walk down the street, and there is no lamp ...
08. Well, no and no. And in London, the city tells you that the lantern was removed for repair and return it soon.
09. Another sign on the lamp: "If I am not working properly, contact with my own ..."
10. Appeared in the London Underground is very cool series of posters telling how they should behave. For example, it is not necessary to hear loud music:
11. Or "pass onto passengers to avoid delays," That is not just a miss, and again explained the reason for this rule (in verse!).
12. Left repair information (upgrade) one of the lines of the London Underground. Right again about behavior - do not leave the newspaper on the train, as it may interfere with the automatic doors.
13. Left poster that encourages pre-check the schedule of repairs subway on weekends so as not to be late for a meeting with friends. Right poster calling to pay attention to foreign objects.
Left - do not forget to check if the metro station at the weekend. Right - a reminder that the Oyster smart card must be used at the entrance and exit of the subway.
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15. Again about repairing the subway. Call in advance on the website to find out which stations will be closed on the weekends.
16. More
17. And yet - gathered on a date?
18. Deptrans London reports where spend taxpayers' money. Here, Twitter brought, for example.
19. Reduce delays by 40%. New trains allowed in the subway.
20. Information at the stations.
21. After 9:30 am (outside rush hour) ticket prices are cheaper.
22. And this is London tells the villagers that ticket prices from January changed. Remember how Moscow deptrans informed you last year.
Advertising Deptransa about bikes leads to a site with veloinfrastruktoroy city.
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24. Area map and poster calling to be careful on the escalator.
25. Right London talks about the future metro - continuous operation since 2015 and so on.
26. But a poster on one of the stops telling passengers that are now on the 9th will be the new bus route, which I recently wrote.
27. The bus is only a few places for people in a wheelchair. Passengers are asked to conventional wheelchair concede it disabled. A driver in this case gives a special ticket that can be used on the next bus.
28. Rules of a private park. No drugs!
29. London speaks to its residents for a long time. Every month there are new posters, many of them a work of art. The museum has an exhibition of the best transport posters.
Someday, Moscow also learn to talk to their residents.
Street Art LondonLet's digress a little from the revolution and see London street art. Recommend to start with last year's tour . Street art study with Konstantin moscowlondon Pinaeva. For those who do not know, Kostya is great excursions around London and knows the city better than anyone, well almost everyone. Some themes Constantine I concede. Will be in London, it is recommend that you book him walk. By the way, Bones has several unique tours that I have prepared for him. For example, there are now tour of the Muslim quarter, now you can see how the Romanian Gypsies live in the center, and also to see the poorest and most disadvantaged neighborhoods. It's a real London, which you do not tell in the guidebooks.
And now, street art, which I found during recent visits.
Otter left - it's ROA. His animals are usually many times more Fabulous character right - Phlegm. Works both as unrealistic steep afar and near.
01. One of the things for which I love street art - this desire for collaboration and cooperation. Sometimes turn out to be surprisingly organic work. As if one person drew. For example here, these guys on the gate Rivington Street - this collaboration Jaz (Argentina) and Borondo (Spain).
02. Much work at the beginning of Rivington Street - Fintan Magee is from Australia. See the whole work is very difficult, as it in a closed area.
03. Yesterday there were filming a movie, and I managed to get over the fence. Quickly made frame. The work is called "Survival of the fittest."
04. Marilyn Monroe - Work Pegasus. Pegasik calls himself a pop art street art artist Almost all of his (her?) Work - this icon of pop art. And even if not classic icons, it is still in the pop art style. Works pretty bright, made using stencils.
05. Job Chinese DalEast. He always draws animals from metal shavings. Very interesting and challenging work - the volume, with the shadows and the scale of China. He also has productivity as in the present Chinese. Flying around the world with a street art festival to another and is interrupted, it seems, only to sleep and food. I remember once saw a picture where he is right on the concrete floor asleep. In general, it is necessary to follow him - a promising artist.
06. Frenchman, Clet Abraham, animates signs using stickers
07. I am always surprised how tolerant it hooliganism include power. These are modified signs adorn Covent Garden has three months
08. And nobody touches
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11. Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump?) - It works Frenchman Rice. In France there is the strong portrait school.
12. These two artists from south London who paint under the pseudonym Best | Ever. Cool combination of photo-realism and abstraction. Work is devoted to a charitable organization that provides homeless bunkhouse. In the upper right corner is written: "I have a life curve from which I run. On the streets not easy to live. I was attacked several times."
13. This Italian Never 2501 - lord of dashes. In live work even steeper turns and looks inside the brain.
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15. Blue Men - it Cranio, an artist from San Paolo. You've got to say that the coolest street art artists - a modern rock star: romp around the world from one art festival to another and are committed to love. Almost as bloggers.
16. Peoples in a minimalist style - a performance artist Stik, a man with a difficult fate
17. Stik long bummed, but he was able to get out of this hole, thanks largely to the arts. Such men can be seen all over London. Copyright periodically comes and embellish grown old job to someone cared about them. Here's a street art now mimimishny.
18. And here work Borondo. In London, for some reason like to paint the windows from the inside when there is a repair. Tolley paint, whitewash felts.Borondo in this case temporary decorate shop windows, scratching out their work with a comb and coins.
19. Another of his work on the glass.
20. This inverted portrait I found about Crews Park. Borondo too)
21. Cockroach labeled Fresh In Town - work Ronzo. Readers with advanced optic nerve even notice two interesting in this photo. First, painted on the roof of a subway train. They are there four of them. This Village Underground, art space for exhibitions, workshops, events and performances. Second, the Roman Baths Chariots - that special about them are invited to guess the logo.
22. When I write about London street art, I usually start all together to tell what's cool in London, and we have (insert name of city), they say, some crap on the walls. There, they say, art, and we have vandalism.
I usually say two things in such cases. First, in London too short crap. Just pictures do most vivid works. And secondly, unfortunately, no such crap here will never be masterpieces. These are the same aerozolevoy tons of ore to be the city is known to generate the light masterpiece. So bear
23. Here, someone learns.
24. But look what a couple of decades of work produced Rider on horseback - work Conor Harrington. One of my favorites. Very extensive, lively and soulful work on a tiny segment of the wall.
25. The same Conor Harrington - this time on the wall of the former tram depot. Most of the work of Conor - it military, pretentious, almost glossy heroes.At the end of Conor always watered them solvent to remove plaque glamor.
26. Authors clowns do not know. I can only say that this topic is a popular street art, because here and comedy and horror film. Ronald laid a solid foundation for decades to come.
Arrived in London for 2 days, let's see what's new.
01. Fly up to London. Now it's spring!
02. The Millennium Dome
03. Come walk. Area of ​​London where the rich live
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05. Nothing so you can live
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08. Tide on the Thames. The level of the Thames water may vary by 6-7 meters. During low tide, you can walk along the shore.
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11. Buskers descend.
12. The famous London Bus
13. Recently found a scandal. One of skyscrapers under construction, which is popularly called "walkie-talkie", almost burned car parked underneath.Concave glazed skyscraper on a sunny day gives the effect of a giant magnifying glass and sunbeam first melted mat in front of the barber shop, and then wing parked Jaguar. Now glass skyscraper taped black film.
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15. When I say that in normal cities do not have subways, some cite the example of London. It does have a few underpasses.
16. Underpass in London this whole event, so in front of him hangs a plaque with a map of the area. Please note that there is necessarily close alternative path with ground transitions (red).
17. Street in the center
18. In London, a very steep street navigation
19. These are the warning signs are all over town. They map of the area, signs and other useful information.
20. The map shows all the sights, the side written necessary phone. See how it all neat and well done. It is necessary to put these in Moscow.
21. Debris removal is not every day)
22. Green facade
23. Very cool
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26. Map outdoor toilets.
27. This street urinal. Previously, such is seen only in the Netherlands, now appeared in London.
28. Sweetie
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32. Fashion
33. Schoolchildren lead
34. Summer cafe
35. Blue Cock in Trafalgar Square.
36. One of the 4 pedestals in the square is empty, every year there are some put a temporary sculpture. Now that's worth a rooster.
37. After cock is either "Like" or the skeleton of a horse.
38. Coming to the City of London and look red ladder ...
39. Turns decided to remove one here isolation and instead make the pedestrian zone. Inform residents that there will be soon.
40. Was a road, will be a park.
41. Bought gift Ukrainian revolution.
42. Bought gift Katsu
43. More shops in London switches to self-service. The approach to the cashier, he punched products, all automatically. Steep system. Robots taking over the world.
Continue to walk around London. Today let's see what happened to the Olympic Park in 2 years after the Olympics, as well as go through the neighboring Muslim areas.
01. Skyscraper "Splinter" on the south bank of the Thames. View from my London flats at dawn. Very nice skyscraper.
02. The view of the center of London.
03. The morning meal to watch the Olympic facilities. Turn on the escalator. Nobody climbs ahead, no one is pushed, as we have. Remember this moment.
04. The Olympics in London ended two years ago. Now it continues building.
05. All overridden. Olympic Park remodel. Do here accommodation and entertainment.
06. Unless pass. Say parts will soon open a new park.
07. Very beautiful Olympic pool. The project was designed by architect Zaha Hadid in 2004.
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09. Look how cool the interior.
10. British schoolchildren on excursions.
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12. Another stadium.
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15. Some hipster hangs out here.
16. Go for a walk on. Start channels, they barge in which people live. Amsterdam directly.
17. Very cute rayonchik.
18. Next begins the social housing.
19. Immediately evident dysfunctional district. Mass parking on sidewalks, unthinkable for London show.
20. The horror ... The police, apparently, the area looks.
21. Locals
22. Parking more. Right Moscow
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24. Some asxxxle parks his BMW right on the bike path. Outrageous.
25. Exit entrance. It seems that in this area does not look not only police, but also janitors.
26. Next start street markets.
27. Beautifully
28. Where do you even buy a dress for 5 pounds? Only here.
29. Fresh vegetables.
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31. Complimentary newspapers at the entrance to the subway.
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33. Moccasins famous Italian fashion brands at 10 pounds.
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37. Machine with cameras to commit violations. Something like our Parkon.
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40. Despite the fact that the Muslim district, near metro women of any religious community campaigning for Jesus. Ironically, many Muslims take their leaflets.
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42. This garages for bicycles. These are in the yards of many homes. There can be folded vertically 2-3 bicycle.
43. Another option for parking bicycles.
44. Went to the center. Plug in the subway.
45. When, during rush hour at the station accumulates a lot of people, just close the entrance grille. People are asked to go to a nearby station or wait.
London detailsTomorrow I'll start publishing posts about Sochi. By tradition, the post will have two bad / good. Will be fun. And yet, to tune in, I suggest you look at the lovely London details.
Let's start with the phone booths. Seemingly famous London booth became totally unneeded, everyone has a mobile. But it was not there. Now booths vayfay)
01. Street near the Royal Armouries Museum, about which I wrote recently. A one-way street with two lanes. Which might have been chasing drivers staggered refuges made to calm traffic. Such measures are essential in residential areas. In Moscow, too, will soon begin to do so.
02. Container of dog poop and street index.
03. Crosswalk.
04. Before crosswalk unevenness of pavers to drivers to slow down.
05. Garbage containers hidden in such a tidy cells.
06. This is for small containers.
07. London still preserved gas lights! I did not know.
08. They not only survived, but also work! Bad light, but mentally ;)
09. Surveillance cameras in Chinatown
10. Wheelchair accessible Bicycle.
11. Decent solution with barrels and benches around. Cheap to produce and looks good.
12. Oyster - London transport card for contactless fare. As we Troika in Moscow now. At many stations there are boxes where you can throw your transport card. Bail for her (5 pounds) and all remaining money will go to charity. Good idea.
And do not forget the group "Urban projects in London" on facebook
Continue to walk around London. 5 years ago I was going to move here. I remember my wife and I flew to London, went to the law firm, paid 70 pounds for a consultation. Lawyer hour telling us how to move to England. Listened to it, thought about it and did not leave. Better at home. There is nothing better than Russia and Moscow. Although Moscow, I see less and less, I love it more every day. Terrible miss traffic jams avtohamstvu, guest workers, the old trams, improper parking, emergency lights, bad tile shops and restaurants that are open around the clock, good coffee, buckwheat and Borodino bread, steaks and cat Martha. Nowhere in the world there is so much good, both in Moscow.
01. This area Royal Arsenal. Previously, there were military stores, and now made luxury housing. Very fond of such areas. Look how cool.
02. Yards
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04. Sorry, fenced area, unauthorized entry is prohibited.
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06. Look, what an accomplishment. Like all neat and well done.
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09. Back in the City of London. My favorite cucumber.
10. Konstantin Pinaev shows on iPads door prime minister's residence in Downing Street, 10. At the heart of London, close to OksfordStrit, there is a very similar door. It is often in films spoofing nobody notices.
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13. Take a bicycle. The rent is ￡ 2 per day. This monthly fee. More pay for more time. The first 30 minutes are free. That is, if you take the bike for short trips, it can be a day for 2 pounds ride. Special application for iPhone features free station.
14. The entire center is covered with a network of rental stations, so it should be no problem.
15. Lang. Funny, that among all possible languages ​​Russian did not :-(. Inserts a credit card and get the code from the bike. No registration and no collateral. Highly recommend to everyone who will be in London to use public rental.
16. In London recently frequent accidents with cyclists. This month got killed 6 people. A scandal. London City Hall said that cyclists themselves fools go casually. Then the bank Barclays sponsoring urban bike rental, said that Jacked. If the municipality is unable to ensure the safety of cyclists, and let herself engaged BICYCLE. A bank bloody bikes are not needed. Such bases mayor did not expect. The rhetoric has changed, and now became not extreme bikers and truckers. They often break the rules and bring down cyclists. All trucks ordered install cameras (for a better view), increased penalties. Now order.
17. The buses hang warning signs.
18. Very popular in London model folding bicycle.
19. Should ride by the rules. London has many bicycle paths. Not so much as in Amsterdam or Copenhagen, but enough. Rules, as we have - on the carriageway. The helmet is not required. The penalty for running a red light - 30 pounds. Can not ride on sidewalks.
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21. Bicycling homeless.
22. Veloparkovki
23. Veloparkovki near the train station.
24. Veloparkovki downtown.
25. As I wrote, in the center of London is practically no personal vehicles. Or company cars or taxis.
26. And, of course, the famous London buses.
27. Very beautiful new bus. I wrote about it a separate post . Project so called "New bus 4 London", or "the new bus for London." Showed a new bus in 2010.
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29. Aeroflot advertised on London taxis.
30. Easy subway.
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32. Surprisingly easy navigation on the London Underground.
33. The plate at the exit from the metro station in the City of London.
34. This ferry across the River Thames.
35. The London sphinx.
36. Current weather is awful. Rain, strong wind, then suddenly displayed the sun and rain again.
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38. Chinatown.
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40. The typical pattern for London: urn, which fed broken umbrellas. The fact that there is attached to the rain strong wind that breaks umbrellas.
45. Fashion. Soon our Gopnik will go to such a cap. You'll see.
46. Konstantin Pinaev says it's the best coffee shop in London. Checked, the coffee is really excellent. About how we in Moscow DablBi. I could tell you her name, but there's always biltkom and no places. Find - well done ;)
47. The evening went to a restaurant to eat steak Tramshed. He is a former tram depot. I recommend. Pound Porterhouse costs 70 pounds. Trams in London have cut in the middle of last century, when electricity prices rose. Now south of the city light rail line opened Tremlink. Have not had time to reach it.
In comments to the previous post about London readers have expressed a desire to see a bad London. "Away from the tourist trails, Ilya" - you asked. On the morning I arrived at the residence Pinaev Constantine , the famous London ranger and tour guide. Drank with him a cup of tea with milk, ate oatmeal, and went for a walk. Or rather went for a walk on one of London's suburbs to see what it looks like the British capital away from the tourist attractions. I was in such areas, and of course before. I can not say that there is something terrible, but see for yourself.
01. Going east London Skytrain (DLR).
02. Beauty.
03. Begin our walk with the district North Woolwich
04. Lovely area ...
05. Old hotel restaurant.
06. The people on the streets is not all.
07. Sleeping areas of London are predominantly low-rise buildings.
08. But there are also some apartment buildings. Downstairs there is a similarity even our garages and seashells.
09. The park and playground.
10. On the outskirts and in poor areas, people quietly parked on lawns.
11. Konstantin Pinaev goes along the fence with signs of the United Kingdom Independence Party, which advocates for stricter immigration policies.
12. Daylight flooded, apparently a very long time.
13. Overall garbage. Looks like janitors in these areas do not look.
14. This tunnel under the Thames to the other side.
15. It was built 100 years ago, 504 meter long tunnel. Creepy place
16. Exit the tunnel and dumps again.
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18. Pay taxes and sleep peacefully.
19. The local market.
20. Peddling all sorts of junk inside.
21. Cafe.
22. Street trade
23. Poor areas immediately visible shopping.
24. Here popular Internet cafes, transfer points and exchange money bookmakers.
28. Ironically, in Russia love resent migrants in London. Like, "beautiful black spoiled London." For reference, most "black" born and raised in England.These are the children of the first wave of migrants who were granted citizenship in the 60s of the last century after the collapse of the British colonies.They are full British, work here, pay taxes and learn.
29. Entry to the house.
30. Line trains.
31. Overall areas rather dull and monotonous.
32. The locals. Represent, as it is now all happy if he was black. But he is an ordinary Briton with his pants down.
33. Yards.
34. Even this can be found on the outskirts of London.
35. Starts on low-rise buildings traditional British townhouses.
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37. Yeah, it's London.
38. Typical srach samostroem, debris and some garages.
39. The local school collects aid for Sudan.
40.'re Going to another area closer to the center, Walworth.
41. Here in the last century were planning to build a garden city. Quarter Heygate - multi-storey buildings connected by galleries with all necessary infrastructure. It was assumed that because people will live the future. But did not. 1260 This apartment complex was built in 1974. By the mid-nineties Heygate received a steady reputation disadvantaged areas with high crime rates.
42. The house now dismantled. The British did not like to live in a multi-ant and they left.
43. Six months ago, here you can climb and walk inside the abandoned apartments, but now works construction equipment and strict protection ensures that no stranger over the fence is not penetrated.
44. Will carry it all to '15.
45. Beautifully
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47. Here's a maybe London. Tomorrow will show you other areas.
And now the important news. Urban Projects open a virtual office in London. While there is a group VKontakte . Lead the branch is just Konstantin Pinaev . Of course, we are not going to improve London, here we can only learn. Therefore, foreign affiliates GP will first study the international experience and coordinate the advisory council. Join and stay tuned.
Bus in London - it's more than just a bus, it is one of the symbols of the city known worldwide. London dabldeker, red double decker bus, known and loved everywhere. Always happy to ride on buses londosnkih. By the way, I do not remember any more of the city, where you want to ride the bus. Metro, tram - yes, but traditionally bus passengers do not favor, but London good exception to the rule.
And here a couple of years ago on the streets of London, a new bus. It's called "New Bus for London." And then another gap template. The emergence of a new bus on the streets - it's an event! It's not just buying a dozen new cars, as is done in other cities, it is a competition for the design, which lasted 3 years, this presentation of the mayor personally and articles in all the world media. After a bus in London - it's more than just a bus, it is one of the symbols of the city.
01. So, in December 2007 started a project to develop a new city bus. Project so called "New bus 4 London" or "new bus for London." Showed a new bus in 2010. It's beautiful! New bunk buses resemble "Rutmastery" Discontinued lines in 2005.
02. Look how handsome he is!
03. Fundamentally bus is a hybrid circuit, front-wheel drive - diesel engine displacement of 4.5 liters. Rear-wheel drive motors rotate by lithium-ion batteries.The batteries are charged by solar panels on the roof of the bus, at night the battery powers an electric generator. Fuel consumption - only 28 liters per 100 kilometers, it is two times less than the conventional bus.
04. The design was developed by Thomas Hitervikom bus. Issue deals with the company Wrightbus
05. The production of each new bus cost 326,000 pounds
06. The total capacity of 87 passengers: 22 seats at the bottom of one compartment for wheelchair seats and 25 standing passengers. At the top of the 40 seats.
07. Structurally, it resembles rutmaster, aluminum body mounted on the frame. The design of the bus has an additional door and a second staircase to the second floor. Classical back ground remained, but she closed the door light
08. But rutmaster playground in '56.
09. Stairs in a new bus.
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11. Interior.
And here's a little video:
All other cities are jealous of London buses. In impotent rage Russian cities liquidate tram and trolleybus routes, produce line ugly old buses and passengers argue that the bus is more convenient. I want to live up to the time when all the world's media will come out with a report about the "new bus for Omsk"
So I returned to Moscow today to fly to Novosibirsk. Took off a little from the window of London. Unfortunately, the camera was only 24-70, so bring the center does not normally happen. By the way, that you were here for a week without me did with Moscow? Why this terrible weather? Nothing you can not leave it (((
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05. Kensington Park, Hyde Park and Green Park.
06. Spot in the center - Regent's Park.
07. Central London. Right visible skyscraper "Splinter", in the center of Tower Bridge, to the left of City business district.
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11. Reservoirs King George
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14. Fields of wind power plants in the sea.
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From this trip will be more story about the Isle of Man, London graffiti, subway and about around London flight on Cessna.
Today's Birthdays Topics Lebedev . Topic, I congratulate you on this wonderful holiday. Today you approached another step to a ripe old age. I wish you strength and health, which are very useful to you in our dispute. After all, half of the map is not yet painted over, and time is against you ;). I'm proud of familiarity with you!
What can you give someone who has everything? Of course a post about the urn! About the most expensive in the world of the urn. Recently, on the streets of London, new bins with LCD screens and wireless modules Wi-Fi. On screens on the sides of boxes appear economic news and stock quotes.The price of one urn almost half a million rubles!
01. Currently on the streets of the British capital taken only 25 "smart boxes", but for the start of the Olympic Games to be held in London this year, their number will grow to hundreds. The cost of one urn is about 47 thousand dollars.
02. Urns will display information about entertainment, art, sports and fashion, as well as weather and financial news. Updates will appear cyclically between six am and midnight.
03. Urn only accepts paper. In London, a lot of free newspapers and magazines, so the question of their utilization is quite acute.
04. Another purpose of the "smart boxes" can become alert the public about emergencies.
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07. Newcomer urn stands in the bag. Soon it will connect to the Internet and open.
08. Well looks old urn for newspapers.
09. I think if Moscow decided to put the urn and a half million rubles, it would lead to rebellion. In fact, it's not so scary. By placing advertisements urn pays for the year.
rasa mcm dh explore the whole london dah
pekan die bersih gile
pinggir bndr jek yg agk kotor dgn kwsn2 terpencil
peliknye, dlm pic tu, bnyk muslim kt area tu
tp, aku rasa mcm die ni agak kureng dgn muslim
komen die psl promote agama kristian di kejiranan muslim tu
slh ke klu org islam nk tau psl agama lain
dgn cr ni blh lbh fhm & live in peace & harmony among different religion what
lg 1 komen psl black people
xsemua bwk mslh
tp st8ment "beautiful black spoiled London", racist ke hape ni?
mcm kt m'sia ni...xsemua indon kt sini yg bwk mslhkan
Ironically, in Russia love resent migrants in London. Like, "beautiful black spoiled London." For reference, most "black" born and raised in England.These are the children of the first wave of migrants who were granted citizenship in the 60s of the last century after the collapse of the British colonies.They are full British, work here, pay taxes and learn.
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