Today, for example, having located my Walkman… cable (yes, that also happens to me), I discovered a set of images from an afternoon boat trip to Greenwich with the traditional pub lunch .
It was 2010 and the London Olympics were not even on the horizon… almost literally as the stadium was being built. As a result, London’s skyline was much less exploited than these days and one cannot even see the Shard !
(Note to oneself: Remember to take the same photos when the wintery weather decides to leave town and compare)
It is remarkable how different East India Looks now.
How many times i must have taken the DLR to go to site, in Canning town, all those years ago and how different it felt a few weeks ago when i attended Ecobuild.
(For anyone wanting to check, please note that neither Bing nor Google have updated the area since event a few months before i took these, and so you will have to trust me on this)
Thankfully, the park has changed little and London still is “the” European green capital …for a couple of months at least .
(Quick note regarding the Brexit discussion… I love London and I have loved living in London for such a long time (19 years). Same applies to living AND holidaying in the UK and as a productive positive contributor to this country, I am awfully saddened to not have a voice in a discussion that will affect my future. Ok, so that is me done!)
Cascades… CZWG’s beginning in the Docklands. The beginning of the Docklands! a very fitting final images to wish the practice that was such a big part of my life (*8* years no less!) happy 40th Birthday! May the next 40 be as bright , joyous and eccentric!
Photographs by Cristina Lanz-Azcarate (with mobile, so apologies for the quality)
Text by Cristina Lanz-Azcarate
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