Yesterday was a beautiful day at Royal Docks. An area in East London that until 1981 was the largest enclosed dock area in the world covering 250 acres of water and 1100 acres in total. Now it is new housing. Excel, a large
exhibition centre can be seen in the top left of the picture. Thursday this will be the venue for the G20 summit. The closest stops on the
DLR (Dockland Light Rail) will be closed to the public. As will the footbridge to the Excel centre and the
Connaught bridge to traffic. Late in the afternoon I saw several police buses, bikes and vans. I assume a test run. Or maybe just
familiarising themselves with the route.
Yesterday saw protests around the city. You can't be in London and be unaware that the G20 is happening. Streets are closed. Police are everywhere. However the biggest group must be the media. They are here from all over the world. Many might be better employed writing fairy stories. Forget aggressive protesters, its the media who win hands down.
Yesterday was a beautiful day at Royal Docks. An area in East London that until 1981 was the largest enclosed dock area in the world covering 250 acres of water and 1100 acres in total. Now it is new housing. Excel, a large exhibition centre can be seen in the top left of the picture. Thursday this will be the venue for the G20 summit. The closest stops on the DLR (Dockland Light Rail) will be closed to the public. As will the footbridge to the Excel centre and the Connaught bridge to traffic. Late in the afternoon I saw several police buses, bikes and vans. I assume a test run. Or maybe just familiarising themselves with the route.
The G20 meeting takes place in London next Wednesday. Today was the first of the many protests that will take place in the city over the next week. Thousands marched from Embankment to Hyde Park.
