1/ Statue in honour of Mary Seacole, who nursed the British soldiers during the Crmean war. The statue is in the Hospital grounds.
2/ the London eye on the South Bank, the South Bank was devoid of people where it's usually over flowing!.
3/The Houses of Parliament from across the river.
4/ The back of the Houses of parliament from Victoria Tower gardens.
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1&2/ Lambeth Palace home of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
3&4/ The national gallery by day, it's beautiful when illuminated at night
No photos of these?😘
Sorry darling, I'm losing the plot 😁😘😘
Never been to Lambeth palace. I rarely go down that way. Desperate to go to the NG again. I'd wanted to go to the Raphael exhibition last yr😒😘
The steps are beautiful too😘
I wanted to go to see tutkanhamun at the Saatchi gallery last year but sadly it was cancelled due to covid.
Yes I wanted to see that too.
I was due to have gone last March the week when covid swept in destroying everything in it's path!
I've never been to Lambeth either Maria, it's quite a famous area too isn't it? 😘
Don know much about it apart from Henry VIII and his shenanigans 😁🐰
He had shenanigans everywhere 🤣😘
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I only know about doing the Lambeth walk😂😘
I'm sure the Baz will treat us to a rendition if we're lucky. Or maybe unlucky 😁😘
We could do a line each but he'd probably cheat and Google the words😂😘
I'm afraid I'd have to as well😁But that's only cos I'm from up north 😂😘
I know the first verse and the chorus 🤔😘
Can it be adapted to make ' Doing the Pilker Walk' ? 🤣😘
Of course! Once you get down pilker way! Sounds good👍😘
Me too xxxx😂😍🌈
Cheeky minx ! Would I do that 🤔🤔🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣I can just picture you doing this🤣🤣🤣😘😘
Cheeky chappie 😊😊😘
On second thoughts maybe not.😘😘
Oh come on Maria don't spoil things, I'd like to see if Baz wears one of his own designs😍😘
Thank you for the added information for the pictures.😀👍🌈
Forgot to mention I went for my covid jab😁
Thought that must have been what you were going for. Which one did you have?
The AstraZeneca , hope you are well Lynne, any news from Glo ?😘😘
I had that one No news. I'm going to try again in a few days. I know John needed surgery so I'm only guessing she might have had to go in somewhere to be looked after. I've left 3 messages, not sure what else I can do. 🙏🌹
I'm sure you will hear soon darling, don't get too worried 😘😘
Thank you. I will try not to worry but it's in my nature. Mike is worse than me!! My Dad said if his Mum hadn't got anything to worry about she wasn't happy until she found something!! I'm not as bad as that but as a teenager my Dad said you are more like my Mum than my Mum is?!?!
Hi Barry lovely photos as usual👍our local hospital is the Whittington, there's a Mary Seacole ward, she was definitely up there with Florence when it came to bravery and compassion🤗hope you're in out of the cold and rain now 😘
Fantastic pictures of the area. Are each place close to each other or are they in a big circle?😀👍🌈
No they are within a 10 minute walk 😘
Yes a few times, you get a great view of London on a sunny day xx
I went it on it, I was very scared 🤣😂 Dave and our sons were laughing at me and Dave's Mum She said boys don't go near the window!! If we were waiting for a train, we could be 10yards off the edge and she would say come away from the edge❤️🤣 bless her, we loved her to bits 😊🌈😍
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Thank you Bazzak for posting these interesting photos from your walk today. It was just what I needed to see as I'm feeling a bit low at the moment. As I have a love of history I decided to research Mary Seacole and to find out why she doesn't appear to be as well known as Florence Nightingale. It certainly proved to be eye opening reading for me and all because you took the time to post such interesting photos Bazz. I would suggest that our members would also be interested to read more about this woman and I urge you and other members to research her story online as I did. You won't regret it.
Thanks again.
Chrys
She was an amazing woman especially for those times! I'm so pleased you liked it. Xx😘
Yes she was a truly amazing woman and very underrated, fortunately these days in primary schools her name is mentioned alongside Miss Nightingales during history lessons so my Grandchildren tell me! take care xx
I am so pleased to hear that. Thats such good news. Do you mind telling me what age your grand daughter is and what year was she taught about Mary Seacole at school? I find that information so reassuring that people like this particular woman do have recognition and included in UK history.Thanks.
She was in year 2 when she was introduced to learning about Mary so she would have been 6 yrs old, she took a fantastic interest in her life straight away xx she's 11 now
You must be proud of her knowledge and interest in such matters She obviously enjoys history too. I wish her well.Cheers
Cx
Thank you xx
It's actually not as bad as you might think.It goes so slowly you hardly notice. As long as you don't look down at the river🐰
Will look at yours later can't see properly I'm in park lol
The little parks here in Cardiff were full of mud first thing this morning when I went on my walk.
I went to the Florence nightingale museum there a few years ago and it was interesting.
How are your kitties? Baby is fine and still getting spoilt!
I went on the London eye years ago!
Hello stranger, been wondering where you are. Great photos - we stayed at the Premier Inn July 2013 as we had been invited to a silver wedding celebration on a boat trip down the river. I was terrified but really enjoyed it. We used the Slug and Lettuce for our breakfasts. It's a great area and never wait long for a bus. xx
I know the Slug and Lettuce 😁😁😘😘
Brilliant place and staff excellent - one young lady in particular used to make straight for us when we went in and she spoilt us rotten.
I went up it once. It was on a romantic weekend - which turned out not to be😁I was trying to impress my boyfriend with my best A level French . We decided to take the lift. Walked up the 1st stage. No lift. Carried on walking up . Still no lift......then he saw the lift going up the other side ..yes I'd got it wrong. And it sort of all went pear shaped from that point onwards...
Thank you for the info, amazing!! 😊🌈😍
Wonderful pictures Bazzak, thank you for sharing 
Good morning Bazzak i love the photos 😄❤️ hope that your doing well
🤣🤣 you can hold my hand 🤣🤣😘
You had to add really!!😁😁😘😘
Great stuff Mr B. I am very fond of St. Thomas's hospital as I had a life changing operation there when I was 27. I could see across the Thames to the Houses of Parliament from my bed, so I could use the clock tower to find out the time. I was admitted on January 2nd, so it was really quiet, my ward was almost empty! I was supposed to be in hospital for about 12 weeks, but I was actually only there for 12 days. It was such a change to my life after that op, I could do all sorts of things I couldn't do before. Lovely hospital. I shall stop reminiscing now. 🙂🌸
Reminisce as much as you like Marnie,And a nice happy outcome. Yes the Hospital is lovely, I went to get my jab today and they could not have been more professional and helpful in anyway.
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Glad you got jab. Probably get mine in April/May. Had an appointment at my local hospital this morning. I had forgotten that it's a vaccination centre until I got there and saw people I high viz directing traffic and checking people in the car park. Thought they weren't going to let me in for my outpatient's appointment for a bit! 😊🌸
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Hi Bazzak,
Great to see the statue of Mary Seacole. I learned about her from Blue Peter, many years ago, and she was an inspiration when I went into nursing. There was even a Welsh lady, Betsi Cadwaladr, who also went to the Crimea, and nursed, but she concentrated on the individual wellbeing of the troops, the infection controls and decent food. There is a whole area of Wales' NHS Hospital trusts which is named after her.
I used to know London well, but I haven't been there for more than 25 years. I used to enjoy going up on the Waterloo line.
Cheers, Midori
Yes, Sadly, Betsi Cadwaladr died a pauper in London and was buried in Abney Park cemetery, London. A headstone was erected for her in 2012 and I understand there are plans for a statue in Wales, another special lady.xx
If you have vertigo and lie down, does it become horizontigo? Just asking !🥰
Don't fall for his charms. I've heard it all before 😁🐰
Yes unfortunately he can have that effect. I've got wise to it- all smoke and mirrors. The trick is to let him believe you've fallen for his charms. The rest of us Pilker Baiters have got it down to a fine art.😁🐰
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Don't believe her 😊😘
You're welcome xx🐰
Don't fall for it MD, you'll regret it if you do🤪xx
I thought you were my mate! 😁😘
Well I am! But we still need recruits when pilker baiting time comes 💪😘
I saw what you originally put😊😊But the Pilker will keep a poker face and not say😁😁😘
Such a lot of interesting places to photo in London . I love Southbank on a lovely summers evening . Watching the skateboarders and having a few long drinks with a view then a decent walk to sober up .
I have found the perfect holiday venue for you !😊
Yes. Scary thought😳
Thank you Bazzak. A lovely selection as always! 👍
Thank you for sharing the pictures of your walk, I appreciate it, I hope all went well at St Thomas's 🚶❤🌈 🙏
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Yay, I got out for a walk - first set of photos
Chawton, where Jane Austen lived.
Altercation at the Bank