Shadows of London

As tomorrow (August 20) is the start of the final Ashes Test (England vs. Australia cricket) at The Oval in London, I Google mapped the Kennington Oval (click the link to get there; cricket fields are not small, it's pretty obvious what it is).

Turn off the labels!

I noticed that the clear satellite picture was taken when shadows were long; if you slide over to the river, and then go north along the river, and you'll find the London Eye ferris wheel (the Millenium Wheel). The bridge just below crosses over to Parliament, and you can find the shadow of Big Ben (but due to the angle, it's hard to actually see Big Ben -- it's there, though. Keep going upriver as it turns east and you'll suddenly see the distinct shadow of the Tower Bridge. On the shore is the Tower of London.

Here's a ground-level picture from "London for Idiots" to put that into perspective. That's where the Crown Jewels and the ravens are.

Tower of London

I have to get here instead of just visiting it by satellite image. But there's a month worth of things to see!