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Old Posted Mar 1, 2009, 12:59 AM
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LONDON Snow Chaos : 1st, 2nd, 3rd february 2009

Here are photos taken during the biggest snow storm in 18 years! Glad I was there (and scheduled to be off that day)


1st february...

















Walking home : No more buses on the streets!





















2nd February...















Closed Victoria Station


Where the hell is Buckingham Palace?!!










































































3rd February...



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Old Posted Mar 1, 2009, 2:14 AM
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Fantastic shots! London always looks good, even on the snow!! Thanks!
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You captured a snow-trodden London beautifully
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amazing to see the snow in London
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Old Posted Mar 1, 2009, 6:51 AM
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Fantastic set, I love #7, thanks for sharing
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Old Posted Mar 1, 2009, 9:23 AM
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This is positively Victorian

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magnificient pics! wonderful... I'm kind of sad I'm away in searing heat and missed all the snow - it NEVER snows and settles like that in London anymore!
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Wonderful shots!
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Snow sucks and I'm tired of it. Great shots though.
The last one fantastic with the guy walking in the water.
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amazing photos!
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Old Posted Mar 3, 2009, 7:18 PM
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Superb London!
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Wow! Many shots are Dickenesque, if there is such a word...
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London dedecked by snow is very beautiful. These black and white photos give off an aura of a city hushed by an old fashioned snow storm. They show people enjoying this unusual spectacle. It is fun to see many varied snowmen too! Thanks for sharing your pictures with us all.
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Wow, that's so cool! Not the way we are used to see London... You captured it all very good. I specially love the two pics tmnt mask quoted, and this one.
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London looks marvelous with that snow mantle! How exciting.
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awesome. i flew over england a few days later...surprising to see the snow covered landscape.

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