Walk of the Superstars

Home of Bram Stoker, author of Dracula

Battersea Power Plant, cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals

Street where Oscar Wilde lived

Home where George Eliot died

Home of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Former home of Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones

Statue of Sir Thomas More, author of Utopia

King's Road, where the Sex Pistols and British punk in general started

I loved the Chelsea walk. I enjoyed seeing all of the homes of culturally important people. The places important to modern rock music were right next to the important literary places. The area was full of places where both authors and musicians lived and worked. Seeing the home of George Eliot right next to the home of Keith Richards was really interesting. I really enjoyed seeing all the musical and literary sights in Chelsea.

Walking Among the Scholars: Bloomsbury/St. Pancras

Site of Charles Darwin's home

Jeremy Bentham's remains

Area near where Charles Dickens lived

Statue of Mahatma Gandhi

Statue of Isaac Newton, based on a William Blake painting

I don't think any famous people went to Goodenough College!The British Library, which holds works from many famous people

Statue of Thomas Coram, sea captain and creator of Foundling Home

The Scholars Walk was very interesting. I enjoyed seeing all of the places in the area that had to do with literature and culture. The area was home to many literary and intellectual people of significance. The theme of my photo essay is therefore famous and important people. The University College of London and the other colleges in the area were very interesting to see and compare with our American schools. The British Library was also very informative. I learned a lot from the Walk among the Scholars.

Little Venice Walk

Street in Little Venice

House in Little Venice

Boat houses on the canal

Bridge and canal in Little Venice

Park in Little Venice

The canal from the park

Park next to Little Venice canals

Italian style house in Little Venice area

I really enjoyed the Little Venice walk. The canals were very interesting. I liked seeing the houseboats on the canals. Many of the houses in the area seemed to fit in with the Venice theme. Little Venice seemed like it would have been a very fun place in the summer. Unfortunately, it was almost dark when we arrived, but I still very much enjoyed the walk. The Little Venice walk was a very interesting part of London.

Holland Park Walk- Autumn Leaves

Holland Park path

Pigeons in leaves

Park bench with leaves

Trees in Holland Park

Squirrel in leaves

Kyoto Garden

Trees in Kyoto Garden

Trees in Holland Park

Holland Park was a very beautiful walk. I really enjoyed seeing the trees and the changing leaves. Although it rained for much of the walk, when the weather was clear it was very beautiful. I loved seeing all the animals in the park, especially the peacocks. It is a much more natural park than some of the others around London, which was nice. I loved seeing a different park so close to home.

South Kensington Museums Walk

Science MuseumGeology museum

Imperial College

Victoria and Albert Museum
Ice skating rink in front of the Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gardens

The theme of my photo essay is culture. There are many cultural places to see on the South Kensington walk, especially museums. The many different museums were very interesting, especially the Victoria and Albert museum, which I spent some time in. Other cultural places on the walk include the Royal Albert Hall, the Imperial College, and the Royal Music College, which I did not get a picture of. Seeing this area of London impressed on me the importance of culture and learning to the city.

Seats of Power: Whitehall and the Mall Walk

The Banqueting House (from the side)

One of the horse guards with a tourist

A statue and the Cabinet War Rooms

The Horseguards parade ground

The Crimean War Memorial

St. James Palace

Guards in front of St James Palace

In front of Buckingham Palace (when I visited the State Rooms in September)

The Seats of Power Walk focused on sites that celebrate England's government and monarchy. Some of the places on the walk were royal residences at one point. Others were monuments to the monarchy or to great leaders of the government or military. There were quite a few war memorials on the walk. Buckingham Palace was the end of the walk. I visited Buckingham Palace in September and toured the state rooms, so I got better pictures then than I did on the walk. The sights on the Whitehall Walk were very interesting.