Girl .....

..... and a bubble.

Today I've had one of my days wandering around central London. I started off on Oxford street with a quick stop off in the photographers gallery before heading through Soho where I had an interesting unspoken conversation with a Buddhist ( all nods and smiles ). I had a pub lunch and then continued my wandering.

I spent most of today walking along the Thames. A look around some exhibitions in Somerset House and then over to the south bank where I spent a lot of time chatting to and photographing some of the skateboarders who are currently fighting a planning application that would mean them losing their current spot under the southbank centre ( details here ).

I had a look around the bookstalls under Waterloo bridge where I had a chat with ( and took a portrait of ) writer and presenter, Amy Lamé. The south bank always has a vibrant mix of street performers and buskers including one who was making giant bubbles ( blip ). I carried on the blip walk along the river down past Tower bridge and had a look around the Design Museum before grabbing a bite to eat and heading back to my parent's house.

It's been a wonderful varied and fun day with loads of photo opportunities and interesting people to talk to. I really have been spoilt for choice of blip today and if you'd like to see some of the other shortlisted contenders, I have put them in a set here. but as I had to choose one, today's blip is .....


..... Girl and a bubble.

Post script.

Thank you for all the wonderful and lovely comments over the last few days. I've not had much online time to reply, but truly appreciate every comment and will try and catch up tomorrow evening.