title London in the Rain - 18th November 2004
intro There are actually two trips to London here, in the space of two days. The first to drop some phones off for some big Analysts' Demonstration, the second for Qualcomm Europe's All-Hands meeting. After the meeting, there's a bit of time to wander around a very wet London - the reflections of neon lights on the wet pavements perhaps wouldn't be out of place in a Ridley Scott film. There's also a brush with the law, as a couple of Coppers wander over to see what Nosher's up to when he's observed taking photos at Liverpool Street Station. Apparently, in the paranoid police state of Britain, even taking photos of a station requires "a permit" (although, to their credit, the Fuzz were quite civil about it, only wanting to see what photos had been taken, rather than insisting on an overnight stay in a cell and a swift interrogation courtesy of MI6). In between, there are a few photos of perhaps the most dramatic sunset clouds Nosher has ever seen; reminiscent of the clouds that surround the invading alien ships in Independence Day.
img_1049 Hyde Park Corner Underground station
img_1052 Kings Cross Station at night
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img_1062 The incredible sunset cloud formation hovers above Cambridge, framed by the carpark light and spy camera
img_1063 Some flashes of yellow cloud are picked out
img_1064 It's an almost malevolent mass of cloud...
img_1069 ...containing an amazing mixture of cloud types and detail
img_1071 Shortly before the sun dips below the horizon it bleeds a deep red
imgp0151 The gloomy tracks outside Liverpool Street Station
imgp0156 Wet autumn leavs and a couple of Red K6 phone boxes on Knightsbridge Road
imgp0220 Wellington Memorial
imgp0222 In Picadilly Circus, the neon lights light up the pavement...
imgp0223 ...looking like someone has spilt paint all over the place
imgp0225 More nighttime scenes
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imgp0247 Big Ben, Parliament Square
imgp0253 Waiting for another tube train
imgp0259 Liverpool Stree Station in rush-hour. The masses peer up to see where their trains are
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imgp0265 The last photo of the moving crowds taken before The Man tells Nosher to stop taking photos for "security reasons". Talk about Police State...
imgp0268 Nosher's always been fascinated by the sheer number of lights in this part of the station. It's the reflections, man...