Bridge of bling
It stands dazzling and resplendent, golden and illuminated as if Christmas came a little early.
But the Albert Bridge on London’s Chelsea Embankment glitters like this all the year round, outshining its nearest neighbours. It’s hard not to be drawn to this structure like a moth to a beautiful flame.
You could argue that this delicate piece of engineering is even better than iconic Tower Bridge. Or is it nothing more than a gaudy, camp sweet wrapper?…
It’s certainly gaudy – but not as camp as that photo of Tower Bridge :) Great shots, both of them.
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Hahahaha! Thank you Noeline. I don’t think Tower Bridge is blazing pink all the year around :-) There’s something strangely alluring about tinselly Albert Bridge, that’s for sure.
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It’s almost otherworldly … I like it … it seems almost to glow from within. Mind now, that might just be because the photographer was talented!
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Far too kind, Luke! Well it draws me in with its pretty lights too. London certainly outdoes Paris with its bridges!
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Absolutely … no doubt about it.
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The French don’t care for them at all! But the Seine is not as might as the Thames…
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Indeed!
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The Tower Bridge is rather like Disneyland. Sorry! But I like the photos!
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Yes, though it’s not always bathed in pink, to be fair. Is Albert Bridge as good as the wonderful bridges of Budapest after dark?
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Lovely image, beautiful bridge and a wonderful title :)
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Thank you very much, Ausaf. It was hard to think of bling with this image!
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