Around London: 8th and 9th January 2013

Justerini & Brooks@61 St James's

Tuesday 8th January 2013: heading towards the Institute of Directors for the Chablis Grand Cru and Charles Hawkins' tastings from the Green Park tube takes you down St James's and a chance to take a few pics of Justerini & Brooks and Berry Bros & Rudd. J & B being part of drinks giant Diageo and Berrys, which is still family owned but which has expanded greatly over the last 20 years or so with a considerable trail of acquisitions including Fields, Morris & Verdin and Richards Walford.    

Berry Bros & Rudd: flag above the shop@No3 St James's

BBR: shop window 

 BBR – shop detail

 Suspended gilded emblem@BBR

Wednesday 9th January 2013: a quartet of photos taken during and after the Corney & Barrow Burgundy tasting in the Tower of London.  

 Late afternoon sunlight hitting a building by London Bridge 

Light on Cannon Street and beyond

A tree bound Shard 

 The Shard from the north bank of the Thames by the Tower

Some London scenes

Mist beyond Horniman's Museum and Park with Canary Wharf: 14.11.2005

Top of the Shard taken from Druid Street: 14.1.2012 am

Close up of the top of the Shard: 14.1.2012 am – Druid Street

The two photos of the Shard were taken using a pocket sized Canon SX210, which has a remarkable zoom. The Shard was probably three quarters of a mile away from where I took these two pics without a tripod.

The Shard also from Druid Street, London SE1

Some taken on 12.1.2012 around the Tower of London after the Corney & Barrow tasting: 

Tower Bridge

 Offices on south bank of Thames – a plane and various birds not dirt on the lens

City Hall and other offices from The Tower

Dragons enjoying a light snack@The Tower

The Shard as light falls (above and below)