London at sunset

London in the late afternoon is a painting. The stone and brick buildings take on a rich golden glaze, arresting in the prolific green of surrounding trees.

St. Paul's Cathedral 

The English philosopher Thomas Brown said “London is a world by itself. We daily discover in it more new countries, and surprising singularities, than in all the universe besides.”

The River Thames

London at sunset is a very different place. We have a picture of the city as perpetually overcast, blanketed in soggy clouds and damp air.