Flashback: Walking in London

 

Before my recent trip to London, the last time I stayed there was in 2016.  I stayed in a hotel just one block from where I stayed on this recent trip so I had a good feel for the neighborhood around the hotel.  However, back in 2016 I always seemed to walk east and south and never really explored the area to the west.  

So I made a point of doing just that on this recent trip.  I walked all through the neighborhood which turned out to be right in the heart of the University of London campus.  Here are a few images I captured in that area of London.

At the top, a brutalist building I encountered.  I believe this building was full of apartments.

To the left is a sculpture that sits in front of a very large Chinese Restaurant.

This building appeared to hold university offices and possibly classrooms.  I think I'd call this brutalist architecture too.  I have no idea what those concrete objects were on the roof of the building.  

This building is definitely Art Deco, one of my favorite architectural designs.  I love the looks of this building.  

Not far away from the building above I found this apartment building that also had that Art Deco look.  I like the way it was squeezed in between the more traditional buildings.  

It was a great area to walk in.  It was buzzing with young people all speaking a variety of foreign languages and looking studious and eager.  

This is the same area where I found the very tall "Senate House" building I posted two weeks ago.