The Anubis-head graffiti is being painted over
The Extinction Rebellion Protest, Westminster, London - 9th October 2019
This week's two days cycle-commuting through London to the Paddington office has the slight twist that part of the route - through Trafalgar Square - is completely closed on account of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) sit-in protest. As it happens, cyclists are definitely not the enemy, and so it's an interesting diversion to get off and walk through tent city and catch a bit of the protest vibe. On the way back, the top end of the Mall, at Admiralty, is also closed, which means diverting past the Houses of Parliament with a chance to see what's going on in Parliament Square. Before that, there's a night out at Station 119 brewery tap room on Eye airfield.
next album: The GSB at Stowlangtoft, Beavers, and More XR Rebellions, Suffolk, Norfolk and London - 16th October 2019
previous album: The Bressingham Band Night, Bressingham Steam Museum, Norfolk - 5th October 2019
Funky tag near Liverpool Street
Graffiti on a penthouse flat
Slightly indecipherable graffiti tag
Gerts graffiti on a brick wall
Reptilians graffiti
The crossing buttons at Hyde Park Corner are bust
Marc and Suey in Station 119's tap-room bar
The tap room at Station 119
Suey and Marc raise a glass
Mick the Brick heads off
Suey and Marc look at their devices
Marc chats away with Swedish Phil
Class 37 37424 smokes its way through Diss station
Class 37 37403 heads off to Norwich
Northumberland Avenue is blocked off
Another banner on Northumberland Avenue
Tent City in Trafalgar Square
People roam around under a 'Tell the truth' banner
More tent city
The top of Whitehall is all tents
A businessman walks past an oil=boil banner
Someone's hung their washing out to dry
Looking up towards the Strand
Some dude sits on top of a van
People have come from far, wide, and Stoke
A cyclist stops for a chat
Nelson's Column gets some flags and flyers added
There's a good vibe around the site
You're burning our future
A Trafalgar lion has an XR medallion around its neck
An optimistic XR placard
More tents in Trafalgar Square
Some chalk-based protest statements
Nelson's column
Birdcage Walk is also closed off
Tents on the streets near Westminster
A lone drummer prowls the closed roads
There's a mass of police in Parliament Square
A bicycle rickshaw in Parliament Square
A worried-looking woman is talked to by the rozzers
The scene in Parliament Square
Westminster Bridge is certainly quieter than usual
Rozzers on horseback on Whitehall
On the second day, there's a sit-in going on
Whitehall is very quiet
A Climate Justice banner
The sit-in protestors get a pep talk
There are even more tents today
There's also a new pink octopus floating around
A better world is possible
Change is Now
A Love banner
There are a couple of pianos in Trafalgar Square
Some people are dressed up
There's a much heavier police presence this time
There's a camping vibe in St. James's Park
Some dude has a 'Make Britain green again' sign
Protestors carry some oversized bees on a stick
People on the streets of Westminster
'West is a bollx farmet' and other anti-farmer graffiti
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The Anubis-head graffiti is being painted over
The Anubis-head graffiti is being painted over
Funky tag near Liverpool Street
Graffiti on a penthouse flat
Slightly indecipherable graffiti tag
Gerts graffiti on a brick wall
Reptilians graffiti
The crossing buttons at Hyde Park Corner are bust
Marc and Suey in Station 119's tap-room bar
The tap room at Station 119
Suey and Marc raise a glass
Mick the Brick heads off
Suey and Marc look at their devices
Marc chats away with Swedish Phil
Class 37 37424 smokes its way through Diss station
Class 37 37403 heads off to Norwich
Northumberland Avenue is blocked off
Another banner on Northumberland Avenue
Tent City in Trafalgar Square
People roam around under a 'Tell the truth' banner
More tent city
The top of Whitehall is all tents
A businessman walks past an oil=boil banner
Someone's hung their washing out to dry
Looking up towards the Strand
Some dude sits on top of a van
People have come from far, wide, and Stoke
A cyclist stops for a chat
Nelson's Column gets some flags and flyers added
There's a good vibe around the site
You're burning our future
A Trafalgar lion has an XR medallion around its neck
An optimistic XR placard
More tents in Trafalgar Square
Some chalk-based protest statements
Nelson's column
Birdcage Walk is also closed off
Tents on the streets near Westminster
A lone drummer prowls the closed roads
There's a mass of police in Parliament Square
A bicycle rickshaw in Parliament Square
A worried-looking woman is talked to by the rozzers
The scene in Parliament Square
Westminster Bridge is certainly quieter than usual
Rozzers on horseback on Whitehall
On the second day, there's a sit-in going on
Whitehall is very quiet
A Climate Justice banner
The sit-in protestors get a pep talk
There are even more tents today
There's also a new pink octopus floating around
A better world is possible
Change is Now
A Love banner
There are a couple of pianos in Trafalgar Square
Some people are dressed up
There's a much heavier police presence this time
There's a camping vibe in St. James's Park
Some dude has a 'Make Britain green again' sign
Protestors carry some oversized bees on a stick
People on the streets of Westminster
'West is a bollx farmet' and other anti-farmer graffiti