Changing of the Guards - Trafalgar Square - Chinatown

Changing of the Guards - Trafalgar Square - Chinatown - Science Museum

London - Very early in the morning we went to watch the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. The whole place is so crowded with tourist.

Walking around Trafalgar square, you will find the Admiral Nelson being honoured here - Nelson Column which was built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Nelson Column

Christmas market @ Trafalgar Square

General Charles James Napier

National Gallery

Chinatown

We had our lunch here and it was good - comfort food. There are many chinese restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, and souvenir shops.

Then to the Science Museum,

Science Museum is one of London national museum and the entrance fee is free. Many interesting exhibits - one floor for mathematics, medicine, aviation and information technology.

Harrier Jump Jet

First computer

Engima code-break machine

9 July 1941, crackerjack British cryptologists broke the secret code used by the German army to direct ground-to-air operations on the Eastern front. Watching the movie 'The Imitation Game' will give you a sense of the brillant mind of Alan Turing played by Benedict Cumberbatch.

DDT incectide

Train signaling instrument

Radio slider

Slide the dial and it will pick the radio signals - I have seen this it in movies but I could try it out here at this museum.

Google map bicycle

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