Friday 17 October 2014

Its Art....honestly.....

I've been walking past this house all week....


You've got to admit it looks a little odd....

Though it took me nearly all week to realise that it was changing every day.  I'm fairly sure it shouldn't be changing every day...

 

But it really is... and I had to walk past it nearly ten times before I spotted the sign to explain why...


It seems rather odd to create something intended to melt when the average temperature in October is 19 - 20'c and the melting point of paraffin wax is 37'c. 


I have to wonder,  if we hadn't had this unusually warm Autumn I don't think it would have  started to melt at all...



I might have to try to pop past again ....just to see if there really is a roof lying in a pool of congealed wax....

Thursday 16 October 2014

New alternative route home....

We got out of college a bit early today so I decided to take an alternative, mostly riverside, walk home...

At least it would be once I'd negotiated  some crazy road layouts, whilst trying to pay more attention to not getting knocked over whilst taking photos...


 






Why would I be surprised that a cathedral is nearly squished under a railway viaduct after the church earlier in the week?


After Southwark cathedral it was a quick trip down the steps to the sizzles and smells of Borough market...(not escaping that landmark in the back ground)


Through the long alleys from once busy wharf side buildings...

 

and past interesting tourist traps....


Then suddenly without any warning I burst out of the alleys and onto the riverside, a quick glance back to where I came from....


and on towards old familiar friends.... 


I think I've found another favourite view of new and old London together....


Of course ...some bits are older (and better restored) than others....




Its good to see greenery 


before the harder edge of the Southbank...


Gotta love this conversion of a classic routemaster...


Good to see the traditional boarders are still on site.... 


But I'm not so sure about the rest of the current art work....

 
Time for one last glance back in the gathering evening gloom ....definitely the best bit - the combination of old and new.


These are the views that make my heart glow!

Monday 13 October 2014

New Walk for a week

Work have been very kind to me and sent me on a week long course a lot further east in London than I usually venture...
So I have a whole week to explore different routes between Waterloo station and the college....

I found some interesting and quirky places along the way in between the landmarks....

They really don't make stations like this any more....


I'm always amazed at just how much residential property gets packed in to every nook and cranny in the very centre. Both brand new for £multiple millions and previously loved ...

 
..complete with urban gardening project...


and internationally renowned theatre a the end of the road....


I particularly liked the decorated railway arches between Waterloo and Waterloo East...

 


and the cafe at archway 401 had a great way of making sure you know exactly where you are (Perhaps better appreciated at night)...

 
Sadly I didn't manage to find time to check out the coffee at this cafe, so I can't comment on the skills of the gentlemen baristas......


If I thought the coffee house was shoe-horned in, it was nothing compared to this church.  Not sure I'd appreciate the rumbling trains if I was deep in prayer,  though it's name was intriguing....

 

And there is great potential for a quilt design in its stained glass window....


There were some splendid buildings,that haven't lost all their former glory...

 


but despite my appreciation for all the old and quirky I have to admit that its the newest modern buildings that dominate the skyline and in truth the whole area....

It seems as though every alleyway and street gives a whole new view of now infamous land marks...

 

Mostly from underneath, or right outside the front door they are really uninspiring, you wouldn't really guess that this.....

 
is the bottom of this...


 

I was more impressed by the "living wall" on the building next door....


I've come to the conclusion I think the best of London is the combination of the old and the new...


or a good zoom lense so I can see more of this...


and a little less of this....


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