La Gelatiera The Best Gelato or Ice Cream I Had In London England

I love ice cream and the only thing better than ice cream is gelato. La Gelatiera is a little gelato, or Italian ice cream shop we found in Covent Garden in London during our travels in England. The gelato we had was great, the chocolate was beautiful, and on our next trip to the UK we will definitely make our way to London's Covent Garden to have more gelato at La Gelatiera.

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Tower Bridge, The Iconic Bridge of London England, UK

Tower Bridge, The Iconic Bridge of London England, UK

Show anyone a picture of Tower Bridge in London England and they will very likely recognize it, the might mistakenly call it London Bridge but they will know that it is in London England. It is this iconic status that makes Tower Bridge a must see for anyone traveling to London as it was for me on my first trip to London.
Construction on London's Tower Bridge started in 1886 and took  8 year to complete. Tower Bridge connects the north shore of the Thames in London England with the south shore. On the north side Tower Bridge connects at Tower Bridge Approach and on the south side it connects at Tower Bridge Road. On the north side Tower Bridge is close to the Tower of London which, I would guess puts, the Tower in Tower Bridge. 

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Goose In St James Park London England UK

St James Park in London England is just in front of Buckingham Palace and is like the Queen's front garden. It has a great pond, actually I think it's a lake, full of ducks, geese, swans and a host of other water fowl. I saw this goose bathing and washing itself and grabbed my camera. I got at least five minutes of footage of this goose washing, I think this goose was determined to be the cleanest goose in the pond. St James park is another great example of urban parks in London and England and the UK generally.

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Time Lapse Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and Parliament 

From Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel 

London England

This time lapse of the Westminster Bridge at night was shot from the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London England. The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel is at the south end of Westminster Bridge, right across from Big Ben and the British Houses of Parliament, and steps to the Thames River. The lobby of the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel is on the second floor and has this great view of the Westminster Bridge and the British Parliament Buildings as well as Big Ben. At night the lights of the Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and all the traffic crossing the Westminster Bridge just added to an already spectacular view.
Westminster Bridge is very busy and I thought that all the traffic and the pedestrians and of course the double decker buses and all the lights would work well for a time lapse.

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Hyde Park and Hyde Park Corner, London England Traffic and Tranquility

Hyde Park and Hyde Park Corner, London England Traffic and Tranquility. Hyde Park and Hyde Park Corner, in London England, are a great example of the tranquility of a stream in an urban park, right next to the traffic of double decker buses, taxi cabs and cars at a major intersection in one of the world's largest cities. Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in London England and Hyde Park Corner is one of the busiest intersections in London. The two being right next to each other is an interesting contrast of traffic and tranquility.

Time Lapse of Waterloo Train Station and the Shard from Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel London UK

These time lapse views of Waterloo Station trains and the Shard building were shot from our room at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London England. I looked out the window and saw Waterloo Station and all the trains and thought I've got to try a time lapse. 

I set up the tripod and left the camera on it taking a photograph every 3 second while we got ready for our day of London exploration. Just before we left the hotel room I stopped the camera and removed it from the tripod and took it out for the day so this time lapse is made up of about an hour of shooting. It is actually all the same scene which, because of the resolution of the camera I was able to break up into tighter scene which looks like I changed composition of the shot. 

Swimming Pools at the Iberostar Laguna Azul Beach Resort Varadero Cuba

Personally I'm more the guy relaxing on beaches than the guy hanging out at swimming pools but if the crystal clear waters of swimming pools is more your thing, the Iberostar Laguna Azul beach resort in Varadero Cuba has six swimming pools for you to indulge in. The two largest swimming pools at the Iberostar Laguna Azul are at the centre area of the beach resort with one of the two swimming pools having a swim up bar and the other swimming pool having a water fall. The other swimming pools are located near some of the other buildings on the beach resort. All the swimming pools at the Iberostar Laguna Azul beach resort are easily accessible with the crystal clean water that invite you to go for a swim and plenty of lounge chair to relax in afterwards.

GoPro Snorkeling with the Fish off a Catamaran Iberostar Laguna Azul Beach Resort Varadero Cuba

GoPro Snorkeling with the fish off a Catamaran at the Iberostar Laguna Azul Varadero Beach Cuba
One of the great things about snorkeling is that  you don't have to be an expert at it to have fun, especially when there are lots of fish swimming around the spot you're snorkeling.
At the Iberostar Laguna Azul Beach Resort there is the opportunity to be taken out on a Hobie Cat catamaran sailboat to a spot off Varadero Beach to snorkel and swim and see some cool fish. We went and had a great time. The water was relatively calm so it made snorkeling easy and there were lots of fish around. I had my GoPro running the whole time we were in the water. It was great.


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Our Amazing Room Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London, England

The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel is in London England at the south end of the Westminster Bridge on the south side of the Thames River. On a recent trip to England, the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel was our base camp while we spend a few days in London. When we walked into the lobby of Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel after arriving in London England by train, a relatively short subway ride and a very short walk across the Westminster Bridge, I was very impressed. But it was our room at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel that truly stood out. Our room was amazing and made our evenings at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel superbly comfortable. The central London England location of the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel is incredibly convenient, just across the Thames, at the other end of Westminster bridge, from Big Ben, the British Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and a 2 minute walk to the London Eye and the Waterloo train and underground station. We had a great time in London and at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel and would stay there again next time we're in London.

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Hobie Cat Sailboats Sailing off the Beach at the Iberostar Laguna Azul Varadero Cuba

Along Varadero Beach in Cuba there are a number of spots where there are Hobie Cat sailboats lines up on the shore. Hobie Cat sailboats are a small catamaran sailboats, manufactured by the Hobie Cat company, that are a lot of fun to sail and can be launch from a beach. You can hire one of these sailboats and be taken out sailing for a few hours. This video is a beach perspective of the Hobie Cat sailboats sailing off the beach and returning and the crew packing up the sails and putting the sailboat up on the beach after a great day of sailing.

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