London, July 2005
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Just back home from New York I had to go to London for business.
Take off goes west. I have a window seat on the right hand side.
River Elbe and Havel
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Probably lake Arendsee (Altmark) near Salzwedel.
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A power plant
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A small airport. I guess Hopsten near Rheine
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View to Island Flevoland near Amsterdam. The Island is surrounded by somewhat like a channel. We look at Wolderwijd...
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... and Emmeer
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Leiden
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Rijnsburg, Katwijk
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Harbour of Ijmuiden
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Den Haag
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Clouds above the Channel
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Flying British Airways
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Looking at London. We are still quite high but doing waiting loops. Very promising for proper sight seeing
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River Thames, London Eye, Saint James Park with Buckingham Palace
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On the mittle bottom the Swiss Re building, on the left the Tower Bridge
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Canary Wharf and Canary Wharf Tower (building with the pyramid top). This is where the meeting will take place
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Millennium Dome
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Tower Bridge
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Canary Wharf
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Tower Bridge to the left, Swiss Re building to the right, Saint James Park on the upper border
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Swiss Re Building
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Tower Bridge and directly aside the London City Hall (the knob like building)
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London Eye, Saint Jaimes Park, Hyde Park
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Hyde Park
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London Eye, in the background the Regents Park
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London Eye, in front of it Waterloo Station
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Saint James Park, Buckingham Palace
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Hyde Park
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The new Wembley Stadium with its 133 metres high arch
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Concorde greets at Heathrow airport
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Strange traffic lights at Canary Wharf
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The Hotel is located at the opposite bank of the Thames and operates its own ferry
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View from my hotel room
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Rainbow
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night views
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Swiss Re Building - the gherkin - official name is 30 St. Mary Axe
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Canary Wharf Tower. The meeting takes place on the 38th floor. The 50-storey building is 253 metres high and it is the tallest building of Great Britain
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Concorde greets again on departure
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Interesting view
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Sunset at river Elbe
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