Thursday, January 13, 2011

London, U.K.

London in an unusual winter!
Το Λονδίνο με ασυνήθιστο χειμώνα!
Last December we were visiting our  son Theodoros who lives and works in the city of London.
Τον περασμένο Δεκέμβριο επισκεφθήκαμε τον γιό μας Θεόδωρο, που ζει και εργάζεται στο Λονδίνο.
Snapshots by Maria Kyriacou Nicosia, Cyprus - Φωτογραφίες Μαρίας Κυριακού
Heavy snow showers swept London. Snow has been blanketing large swathes of Britain for several weeks. 
Βαριά χιονόπτωση σάρωσε το Λονδίνο. Το χιόνι είχε σκεπάσει μεγάλα τμήματα της Βρετανίας.
Very cold outside, warm inside. - Πολύ κρύο έξω, αλλά μέσα ζεστασιά.

Temperatures were so low that meteorologists predicted Britain was likely to experience its coldest December since 1910. 
Οι θερμοκρασίες ήταν τόσο χαμηλές, που οι μετεωρολόγοι πρόβλεπαν ότι η χώρα θα ζούσε τον πιο κρύο Δεκέμβριο από το 1910.

Severe winter weather with exceptional conditions. Many areas have had record low temperatures and snowfall has been the most widespread since 1981.
Βαρυχειμωνιά με ιδιαίτερα δύσκολες καιρικές συνθήκες. Μερικές περιοχές σημείωσαν χαμηλές θερμοκρασίες και χιονοπτώσεις τις χειρότερες από το 1981.

41 comments:

ΕΛΕΝΑ said...

Ακραίες καιρικές συνθήκες σε πολλές χώρες επιφύλαξε ο Δεκέμβρης, εμείς στην Αθήνα ίσα που προλάβαμε να δούμε λίγο χιονάκι!

Traveling Hawk said...

Have been many times in London but never during the winter. Wonderful photos, Phivos!

Magia da Inês said...

Querido amigo,

Acredito que a natureza apenas anda nos devolvendo o que estamos fazendo com ela...

Bjs do Brasil

Romantik Seelchen said...

lieber Philip, was für schöne Bilder,

interessant und nette Fotos,

Danke auch für die netten Grüße,

von Jasmin Deutschland

Leesa said...

Oh WOW!!! Those are incredible pictures! I have seen London a few times now but it looks magical in the snow.. I'll have to go next year at Christmas time...

Thanks for sharing...

Hugs from Costa Rica,
Leesa

Desde mi Interior said...

Hermoso Felipe!!!
Saludos desde Guatemala.

Cloudia said...

Fun post!




Aloha from Waikiki

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magiceye said...

beautiful pics

Rajesh said...

Wonderful winter shots of London.

dede leoncedis said...

London + snow: a beautiful mix, grazie Phil!

Zuzana said...

Beautiful photography, how fun to see London in snow;))
xoxo

María Pilar Bernal Maya said...

I love London! First time I went I was 19 years old and I haven´t stop going there since then.
Snowing pics are beauty
kss
;-)

Ξανθή said...

Δε με νοιάζει όπως κι αν είναι με χιόνι ή χωρίς, εγώ το Λατρεύω.
Ένας λόγος παραπάνω που εκεί ζουν τα παιδιά μου, σε λίγες μέρες θα είμαι εκεί, επιστρέφοντας θα έχω και φωτογραφικό υλικό.

SpIrToKoYto said...

αγαπητότατε,περάστε από το βλογ μου σας παρακαλώ να παραλάβετε ένα πακέτο...
( και φέρτε μου κι ένα εισητήριο για όπου υπάρχει χόνι παρακαλώ..)...-:))

Ola said...

Cold, cold, cold (on your pictures)! Thanks God the snow is melting here, feels like spring in the air:)Have a nice weekend!

Φανή said...

Όπως και νάχει ..το Λονδίνο είναι υπέροχο....δεν μπορεί για να το λατρεύω τόσο θάπρεπε να ζούσα εκεί σε προηγούμενη ζωή..!!

Couture Carrie said...

Oooooh I adore London!
Fabulous post!

xoxox,
CC

Thelma Louise said...

Hi :-) you can find my email adress on my blogside :-) it's thelmalouiseblog@yahoo.no . And yes you can use some of my pictures on your traveling blog :-) happy if tell me so i can take a look. Your commemt on my blog is written norwegian, i guess you use a translator ? And word can easy bee misundesstod:-) have a nice weekend

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

Hello Philip .. Thank you for your best wishes today :-) Fantastic post of London .. not been in the winter.. well I have but only North London. 2009 I believe they suffered their worse Winter as they were all snowed in and stuck everywhere .

The biggest snowfall to hit London in 18 years ...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28972533/

Missariadne said...

Que amor de fotos!Adoro a neve e as fotos têm magia..
Bom fim de semana!Bjs.

Bob Bushell said...

A great city to visit, but very good to live in. That is my opinion.

H. said...

I was there to, stranded 3 days in London, because of all the snow at Heatrow. My plane to Rome, went finally 3 december, after I had lander there 1 of dec. !!

It was the worsed winter evere in England !!

RENATA CORDEIRO said...

Que vontade de estar em Londres! Belas fotos, querido amigo!
Beijos!!!
Bom Fim de Semana,
Renata

Michelle said...

Would love to go to London. Beautiful pics, even with the snow.

Marineide Dan Ribeiro said...

Estou passando para te deixar um abraço. Ainda estou de férias.
Até breve

Ira Buscacio said...

Uau, Felipe! Paisagem perfeita pra gelar cerveja. rsrs
Tudo muito lindo!
Beijos e belo fim de semana, meu querido amigo

KitsosMitsos said...

Η φωτογραφία με την μπύρα και το χιόνι όλα τα λεφτά!
Το διασκεδάσατε, βλέπω. Πάντα τέτοια!

Regina said...

Wow such beautiful winter.!
Thank you for sharing Phivos.
Happy weekend.

eden said...

Beautiful photos. Great to see winter scene during this hot weather here. Thank you for sharing.

Lakshmi said...

the photos make winter look so pretty and beautiful

Rena said...

Τα έμαθα από πρώτο χέρι,ο γιός ήταν εκεί τότε!

Kilauea Poetry said...

Your blog is quite different..I think it's pretty cool the way you feature folks from all over like this! Sometimes it takes awhile for my page to load and I see so many colorful places..there is a expression here on the islands "I feel like on a rock" (lol)..
We've been getting snow too but I think it would be hard to live in it..Anyway, 1910..gee, but I guess the predictions don't surprise me..great post and photos- cheers, Regina:)

Mayte Llera (Dalianegra) said...

Oh, Phivos, very beautiful photos, London in winter is wonderful!

A big kiss, my dear friend!!! Nice week end!!!

Anonymous said...

Look nice!We have a pleasure to know you dear friend.Good weekend for you and Popi.Rakkaudella.

vivalablonda said...

I never know on which blog to sign haha... I love london! well... is one of my fav cities! Really nice inspiring pictures! and thank you for visiting me x)

xx

MedaM said...

Beautiful white and fresh snow in London and beautiful photos!

J_on_tour said...

I visited London in July last year... very different weather to what you have shown here. Hey, the newspaper Elephant is a bit unusual.

Indrani said...

Those elephants are wonderful creation.

Shanti said...

Funny pics. I love them. Also the pics from Norway (I couldn't leave a comment, I don't know why!)

Lisa said...

wow, it's snowy out there... Regards, http://www.hiltonlondonmet.com

Ann said...

beautiful photo's. London is lovely covered in white!!!
tried to leave comment on your MachuPicchu post..which was FABULOUS!!!...don't know if it posted...tried twice!
kisses.