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Northern exploring London and beyond whilst photographing the journey. See also @finnandvesper Instagram account

Some of the highlights from visiting Brussels over Some of the highlights from visiting Brussels over the summer. When I went in 2010 I only saw a small part of Brussels for the Christmas Markets. This time I spent the day exploring on foot where I stumbled upon this fantastic lift outside the Palais de Justice. I must have ridden it 10 times to get skyline videos from different angles.

#brussels #belgium #palaisdejustice #palaceofjusticebrussels #elevator #skylinepics #capitalcity #overtherooftops #atomium #poelaertplace #ferriswheel #streetlife #ascenseurdesMarolles #ascenseur
Last set of photos from @opencity_uk Open House 20 Last set of photos from @opencity_uk Open House 2013 access to 33 Canada Square looking out towards South Dock, Greenwich, Deptford and Surrey Quays.

#openhouselondon #skyscrapers #urbanjungle #lookingdown #whatsnew #e14 #docklands #southdock #londondocks #riverlife #thisislondon #greenwich #panpeninsula #urban
How much has the London skyline evolved over the l How much has the London skyline evolved over the last decade? From vacant plots and single storey warehouses being replaced by towers in and around the City and Canary Wharf, to existing builds being demolished or redeveloped such as 30 South Colonnade. I’m excited to see the transformation of the in progress Canary Wharf’s middle dock to turn it from a concrete jungle into a bio diverse space that appeals to humans and wildlife alike. 

These photos are from my @opencity_uk Open House 2013 visit of Citi bank’s building at 33 Canada Square. 

How many of these spaces do you remember from the past and what is your favourite change to the London skyline in the last decade?

#thisislondon #canarywharf #urbanjungle #2013 #cityskyline #skyscraperporn #redevelopment #goingup #lookingdown #riverthames #lgbtphotographer #londonlife #urban #docklandslightrailway #middledock #iglondon #e14 #alwayschanging #openhouselondon #33canadasquare
Can you guess the year from the photos? Last weeke Can you guess the year from the photos? Last weekend was @opencity_uk Open House London. So I had a look back through my memory cards to find one of my earliest explorations of London through the Open House events. What are your memories of this area before it all changed?

#canarywharf #docklands #eastlondon #urbanchange #woodwharf #oldlondon #e14 #e16 #lcy #londoncityairport #skyscrapers #concretejungle #riverthames #royaldocks #silvertown #thamesbarrier #ballymore #theo2 #northgreenwich
A wander through the disused platforms and tunnels A wander through the disused platforms and tunnels of Charing Cross Station. The former Jubilee Line platforms, pictured, were closed in 1999 after the Jubilee line was extended East and diverted to London Waterloo - leaving the Charing Cross platforms unrequired. Today platform 3 and 4 are used for occasional tours, special events such as Secret Cinema, film and tv scenes (think James Bond’s Skyfall, BBC’s Spooks, Dua Lipa’s 2021 Brit Awards music medley video) and parking maintenance trains such as the one pictured. Photos from a @ltmuseum Hidden London tour back in June 2015. 

#charingcrossstation #jubileeline #charingcross #londonunderground #london #underground #tfl #disused #escalators #tubeporn #abandoned #hiddenlondon #accessallareaa #secretlondon #transportgeek #hiddenbeneath #transport
Continuing with the theme of Madrid’s disused un Continuing with the theme of Madrid’s disused underground Metro station, here are photos from the first underground tube station I visited back in 2011 that first got me excited about hidden spaces we pass everyday. You can thank the iPhone 4 for the low quality snaps. Hopefully I can go back some day with a better camera.

The Aldwych tube station sat on the Piccadilly line and was operational between 1907 and 1994. Originally called Strand station, the station was part of a one station branch shuttling passengers between Holborn and Aldwych. It was renamed Aldwych station in 1915 to avoid confusion with Charing Cross Station (which was also known as Strand station at the time). It was never a popular station, with 450 passengers a day at its peak. One of the platforms was disused in 1917 and during the second world war the station was temporarily repurposed as an air raid shelter where it regularly held up to 1,500 people for shelter from bombs. The station has subsequently been used by @transportforlondon to trial new design decisions, including tiling, lighting and advertisement. 

As you explore the station there are some great examples of old posters that would have once adorned the walls of the tube network. I was also fortunate that they had an old tube train parked in the platform when I visited in 2011 - something I’m told is not uncommon as the line provides a convenient siding for trains and service vehicles on the Piccadilly Line. 

Have you visited this, or other former tube stations? I’d love to learn more about your memories of them?

#aldwychstation #hiddenlondon #transportforlondon #aldwych #secretlondon #airraidshelter thestrand #underground #tube #tfl #station #disusedstation #closedstation #ldn
When I went to Madrid last year I missed out on th When I went to Madrid last year I missed out on the chance to check out this former metro station as I didn’t realise you had to book in advance. Not to be be out done this time I planned in advance and booked tickets as soon as they were released (end of the month before I wanted to go). 

This free museum gives you the opportunity to get a guided tour of one of Madrid’s ghost tube stations. The old Chamberí station belongs to the first Metro Line inaugurated in Madrid in 1919. In the early 1960s, the Metropolitan Company decided to increase the length of the trains and given the impossibility of lengthening this station, it was closed. The definitive closure took place on May 22, 1966. To my surprise the station is still on an active metro line, and can be seen by traveler’s on the train. As you go down into the station it has been restored and preserved giving you a glimpse of what it was like to travel through Madrid back in the 1960’s. The advertisements were tiled onto the platform walls and preserved practically as they were created in the 1920s. If you like abandoned tube stations and are in Madrid then plan ahead and add this to your itinerary. 

See also https://museosmetromadrid.es/museos/estacion-de-chamberi/

#chamberi #madrid #estacion #chamberimadrid #ghoststation #museomadrid #madridmetro #linea1 #metrostation #hiddenmadrid #madridsecreto #travelgeek #timesgoneby #secrettour #underground #españa
The last of my photos from the free @metro_madrid The last of my photos from the free @metro_madrid Historic Train Exhibition at Chamartín Station. As part of the centenary of the Metro line they restored some beautiful examples of the trains that ran on the line from the first ‘Cuatro Caminos’ model through to those put into service in the 1960’s. 

#metromadrid #chamartinstation #historictrains #cuatrocaminos #traingeek #undergroundtrain #tunnelvision #metro #madrid #estacionchamartin #madridmetro
Some of the very first carriages to run on the Mad Some of the very first carriages to run on the Madrid Metro line. From the ‘Cuatro Caminos’-type model, which was the first train to travel on the network and was in service for 70 years, to the Salamanca’-type models, which began operating in 1943, the ‘Ventas’-type model, which came into operation in 1924, and the ‘Legazpi L5’-type carriages, which the company put into service in 1955. It’s fascinating to see the evolution of technology, seating and safety in these different models. For example the original carriages had manual doors that had to be closed by a conductor at each station.

#estacion #treneshistóricos #metrodemadrid #metro #historicaltrains #transportporn #chamartin #madrid #trenes #underground #traingeek #exhibitions #españa #madridmetro
Visited Madrid and wanted to humour my inner trans Visited Madrid and wanted to humour my inner transport geek so hunted out a Historical Trains Exhibition at Chamartín Station Metro. Adjacent to the working train platforms they had 2 platforms with 6 perfectly preserved historic trains right back from the first type of train in service on the Metro line in 1919. 

According to the info on display, “the 1000 coach series carriages began to serve on line 2, between August 1965 and July 1966. They then circulated on line 4 and finally moved to line 5 until their final withdrawal in 2002. They were built between 1965 and 1973. They were 4-door vehicles with a seated capacity of 24 passengers and capable of reaching a maximum speed of 65 km/h. The interior of these cars is covered with metal sheets lined with washable plastic material, which were originally light green and later ocher.”

#metro #madrid #historictrains #trainexhibition #traingeek #ubderground #urban #travel
Experimenting with a new way to share my high def Experimenting with a new way to share my high def panorama skyline photos and shoots. What do we think?

These photos were taken on an evening stroll from Woolwich around the Royal Docks. Where are your recommended spots to shoot photos in this area that I should check out last time?

#royaldocks #silvertown #the02 #nightphotography #urban #concretejungle #canarywharf #e14 #e16 #docklands #dlr #skylineporn #ldn #thisislondon #silvertownldn
When you make your friend track planes on a flight When you make your friend track planes on a flight radar app so you can get some great photos of planes landing at sunset at London City Airport with the London city skyline in the background. 

#lcy #londoncity #londonskyline #britishairways #planespotting #airportphotography #londondocklands #landing #londonlife #canarywharf #e14 #londoncityairport
Turns out exploring Woolwich Riverside with the ca Turns out exploring Woolwich Riverside with the camera at sunset is an inspired move. I love the different perspective you get looking towards Canary Wharf across the Thames Barrier and North Greenwich (#O2) and how the different layers of the horizon all look so bunched up. I also loved the way you can see the core of One Canada Square as the low evening light shines through the building

#urbanphotography #dusktime #sunsetporn #concretejungle #thamesbarrierreef #riverthames #docklands #woolwich #tunnel #thamesbarrier #canarywharf #skyscrapers #tunnelvision #woolwichfoottunnel
[1of3] Stunning views from Summit of One Vanderbil [1of3] Stunning views from Summit of One Vanderbilt building looking south over midtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. The low sun and early sunset made for epic views. 
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#urbanphotography #concretejungle #brooklyn #skylineporn #sunsetpics #thesummit #onevanderbilt #midtownnyc #downtownnyc #onevanderbiltsummit #nyny
[2of3] Stunning views from Summit of One Vanderbil [2of3] Stunning views from Summit of One Vanderbilt building looking south over mid and downtown Manhattan. The low sun and early sunset made for epic views. 
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#urbanphotography #concretejungle #onewtc #skylineporn #sunsetpics #thesummit #onevanderbilt #midtownnyc #downtownnyc #onevanderbiltsummit #nyny
[3of3] Just a regular sunset over the New York Cit [3of3] Just a regular sunset over the New York City skyline looking South West over midtown Manhattan
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#urbanphotography #concretejungle #empirestatebuilding #skylineporn #riverhudson #sunsetpics #thesummit #onevanderbilt #onevanderbiltsummit #nyny
The city that never sleeps. As the sun drops over The city that never sleeps. As the sun drops over the New York City skyline the city lights up. Stunning views from The Summit observation deck at One Vanderbilt. 
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#onevanderbilt #thesummit #summitobservationdeck #sunsetvideo #observationdeck #lookingdown #urban #skyline #nycskyline #urbanjungle #nyc #newyorknewyork #1vanderbilt
[1of3] Canary Wharf from the O2 looking towards So [1of3] Canary Wharf from the O2 looking towards South Dock. Photo taken July 2022 on a 5 second long exposure. 
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#longexposure #sunset #z6ii #nikonphotography #canarywharf #docklands #summernight #e14 #skylineviews #urban #cityscape #riverthames #construction #southdock #isleofdocks #westindiadock
[2of3] Canary Wharf from the O2 looking towards Ca [2of3] Canary Wharf from the O2 looking towards Canary Wharf. Photo taken July 2022 on a 5 second long exposure. 
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#longexposure #sunset #z6ii #nikonphotography #canarywharf #docklands #summernight #e14 #skylineviews #urban #cityscape #riverthames #woodwharf #thewharf #onecanadasquare #isleofdogs
[3of3] Canary Wharf from the O2 looking towards Bl [3of3] Canary Wharf from the O2 looking towards Blackwall Basin Entrance lock. Photo taken July 2022 on a 5 second long exposure. 
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#longexposure #sunset #z6ii #nikonphotography #canarywharf #docklands #summernight #e14 #skylineviews #urban #cityscape #riverthames
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