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It was a pleasant walk back from Tate Modern to Whitehall. I pretty much retraced my steps by going west along the South bank and then crossed the river again at the Golden Jubilee footbridge. Then I headed south (west) along the river down towards Westminster Bridge but cut up to Whitehall through Horseguards Avenue. Once on Whitehall I started looking for images. I spent some time wandering around, looking at the seats of power, and the powerful people scurrying between buildings and in and out of government cars. But these people were not to be my focus. I was drawn to the memorials and the thought provoking flags at the Cenotaph which are such a feature of our history. Also from our history are the old red telephone boxes. While no one seems to use them any more to make calls, they are well used here as a tourist photo prop for holiday selphies. I was also interested in the never ending security. When I was a boy you could walk up Downing Street (just off Whitehall) to see number 10, the home of the British Prime Minister. These days you are faced with very bleak barriers, heavily armed Police and yet more surveillance cameras. It's sad, but not surprising, that out politicians feel they need this level of security.    From the north end of Whitehall you can see Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, but next I turn right into our next location, Northumberland Avenue...
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<Back to Pall Mall See all monopoly posts Forward to Whitehall> After a good rest it was back to the street picking up where I left off at Pall Mall. Next stop Electric Company. I thought I might look out EDF as they were very close, but it was a location I knew I would revisit, so I looked further afield. I decided to stretch the idea of the electric company to a location which used to generate electricity. . . Tate Modern. The walk is a nice gentle one, down to the river and then over the Golden Jubilee footbridge, then east past the London Eye and all along the Southbank and keep going for about 30 minutes until the stunning Tate Modern comes into view. Once there I spent some time in the turbine hall (one of my favourite places) and where I took 2 out my 3 images. The third is a reflection in one of the windows of the newly opened extension. If you look you will be able to see the ancient and modern reflection of me and the Shard (another of my favourite photographic locations). It was a lovely clear sunny day which contrasted with the relative darkness within the turbine hall. I made the most of the contrast which I thought gave some interesting images.    From Tate modern it was back to Whitehall. If I ever do this tour again I will definitely cut corners and do some locations out of order. It would save a lot of time as I am now heading back Whitehall which is very close to Pall Mall, where I just came from!
<Back to Pall Mall See all monopoly posts Forward to Whitehall> <Back to Jail See all monopoly posts Forward to Electric Company> It had been a long walk from Pentonville Prison down to Pall Mall and the contrast between the locations was pretty stark. By comparison to the Caledonian Road, Pall Mall felt pretty smug and happy with itself. It's just a short distance from Buckingham Palace and you can feel the money here. I was surprised to see a camera shop towards the end of the street but I wasn't surprised to see that Richard Caplan Photographic specialises in Leica and Hasselblad. Pall Mall is certainly out of my price range, but it had some interesting photo opportunities. I particularly enjoyed the flames and the flag, and the image of the pictures through the window at the IoD made me smile. By the time I was finished with Pall Mall it was getting late and the moon was visible in the darkening sky.    A few extra images from Pall Mall. . . From Pall Mall I was off to find an Electric Company, but the search for that would have to wait for another day.
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