Ready Steady Go

© Andrew Or

The cyclists always move to the front of the traffic and at the first oppurtunity, jump the lights to get a head start. Sometimes I ride my Vespa into work or ride my bicycle. It just depends on the weather. This photo was taken when I was on my Vespa! My G5 was round my neck and I just took the photo very quickly before the lights changed. I think the angle is interesting and that explains what I was doing in the middle of road behind a motorcyclist. Next time I will take a photo of a superbike or perhaps people crossing the road from the same angle.

Cigarette break

© Andrew Or

These days the only place to have a cigarette in London is either on the street on in pub.

Evening Standard

© Andrew Or

Evening Standard sir? The city whizzes by in the background. People rushing home or to the pub to see the England vs Croatia football game.

Pret

This is the side of a sandwich bar. Can you guess which one?

Cycle Courier

A bicycle courier rests at lunchtime in Finsbury Circus which is one of the most prominent of the City's open spaces. What is unique about this open space is that it is elliptical. The buildings on each side are formed by a pair of graceful curved terraces and typically of the City, house the offices of banks, insurers and petro-chemical companies. Until last week, I used to work there but from Monday I’ll be working in Bishopsgate which is just round the corner.

Hot People

I was having breakfast in my company's restaurant (well canteen) and these chaps were putting up scaffolding on the building across the road. It’s at times like this that I appreciate air conditioning. My colleague and friend commented on how hot they looked. She had a smile on her face when she said it though. :-)

Ice Cream?

When there's hot weather, there's an ice cream van nearby.

Kookai

We are surrounded by advertising everywhere. On the lorry there is a picture of a woman wearing a Kookai dress, on the taxi an ad for DWS Investments and on the scaffolding there is the name of the scaffolding company. Taken on Bloomfield Street towards Finsbury Circus.

Broken Telephone Kiosk

This is the smashed window of a BT telephone kiosk. What really impressed me was the fact that the next day the kiosk was fixed and the window had been replaced. Taken in Jamaica Road, Bermondsey.

More London

More London is next to London Bridge and is the final link in the chain of regeneration and development along London's South Bank.

Photo Photo

Sunny London in June.

Legs & Co

Nice trainers.

Seventies Party

I was riding in Rotherhithe on my bicycle when I happened across this couple. So I decided to ask if I could take their photo and they were very obliging. What I thought was so interesting about this couple was the clothes they were wearing. They were off to a seventies party and were waiting for cab. So that's the story.

Big Smile

A tourist poses next to a horse in Horse Guards on Whitehall

The Queen

Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh (whom you can't really see in this picture) returning from the Trooping the Colour 2004 ceremony.

Standing to Attention

A soldier stands to attention whilst a marching band passes by down The Mall returning from the Trooping of the Colour 2004 ceremony

Lost his helmet

Horse mounted Household Calvary soldiers returning from the Trooping of the Colour 2004 ceremony. One of the soldiers has lost his helmet. Too bad! :-)

Smiling Policewoman

A smiling policewoman watches the crowd. In the background you can see two soldiers on The Mall

Officer Chat

An Officer chats to one of the soldiers lining the route to Buckingham Palace

Sleeping on the Bus

A man sleeps, restng his head next to the scratched windows on the upper deck of a number 47 bus.

Stopped by the Police

I was passing by in a black cab and saw this from the window and just pointed my camera in the rough direction as the cab was moving.

On the 47 bus

Chatting on the bus

Window Shopping

Window shopping in Bishopsgate

Burnt out Car

A burnt out car in Chambers Street. The water on the dry road indicates that the fire was only recently put out, whilst the message on the garage door reflects the mood.

A couple of couples

A couple at the Royal Academy of Arts

Bus Warning

Low Tree, Bus drivers beware. I wonder if the bus driver noticed the sign?

Liverpool Street Tube

Commuters and pedestrians around the entrance to Liverpool Street Tube station. The building where the tube sign is was the location for some scenes from the film Mission Impossible.

Motorcycle Policeman

A City of London Motorcycle Policeman

Why?

Graffiti in Maltby Street, Bermondsey. Although this was taken recently, it seems that this piece of graffiti has been on this wall since 2001. I wonder what the artist was questioning.