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US Embassy in London
The US opened a new embassy in London in 2017 but I hadn't seen it.
My first impression was, What the hell is that?
The walls are glass 15 cm thick, that's 5.9 inches. They claim explosion proof but of course nothing is explosion proof if you have a big enough explosion. What caught my eye was the plastic sail panels to cut heat gain with those glass walls. They look... um, different.
When the building was set to open Trump was going to be in London and was asked to dedicate the building.
He refused saying Obama screwed up selling the old embassy at a prime location and moving away from the action with this new location. It was Bush that sold the old one and put constructing this building in motion.
Well it's ... different.
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It's featured a lot in the Netflix thing I just streamed -The Diplomat. Didn't look good at any point. but hey, if it does what it's supposed to....
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The US Ambassador now faces a drive of about half an hour from her official residence in Regent's Park to the new embassy in Battersea instead of ten minutes to the old location in Grosvenor Square.
OTOH, life at this modest little dwelling will help to dull the pain...
Ambassador’s Residence – Winfield House
[url=,-0.1332901,3a,75y,136.99h,96.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCwmN5vJ7LD46bEc1EPbwZQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en]US Embassy Street View[/url]
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That street view perspective would make a person think that there is no reason to visit London. It looks like every other city.
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It is. I didn't go anywhere near it on my recent trip there. And I did cover a couple thousand miles in a country where the mainland is 600 miles from tip to toe as the crow flies
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I have an almost intense dislike of London as well.
That said, a few weeks ago I found a railway season ticket wedged in the back of a drawer.
It dated from my earliest days in work and was for journeys to and from Harrow-on-the-Hill, a NW London suburb, and about nine miles from the city centre.
I hadn't been to London in decades but used that train on a daily basis for some years so was curious to see what changes there had been en route.
Having some time to spare, and the necessary funds, I took the train to Marylebone.
Now, here's the best bit. Not having the slightest interest in the city I got off the train, entered my outbound ticket at the barrier and within a couple of minutes was back through the return barrier and heading for the train home.
Total time in London? About fifteen minutes, but I did spot a red double decker bus in the station forecourt.
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Carruthers wrote:
The US Ambassador now faces a drive of about half an hour from her official residence in Regent's Park to the new embassy in Battersea instead of ten minutes to the old location in Grosvenor Square.
OTOH, life at this modest little dwelling will help to dull the pain...
[url=,-0.1332901,3a,75y,136.99h,96.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCwmN5vJ7LD46bEc1EPbwZQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en]US Embassy Street View[/url]
Yeah but he has to share that little shack with all that domestic hired help and security, and it can take forever to find something you don't remember where you set it down. Plus when you wake up in the middle of the night you have to clear the cobwebs before figuring out which bathroom to use. Dreadfully stressful.
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As I recall, just across the street from the old US Embassy was a large statue of Dwight Eisenhower.
I remember looking at that old Embassy with plenty of glass. Thinking what an easy target for terrorist.
And then I discovered the Metropolitan Policeman standing inside the iron fence holding an Uzi. I was surprises. Since Bobbies typically did not carry guns - so I thought.
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While it might not be situated in the most fashionable of post codes, at least the diplomats and the diplomattresses from the new US Embassy are only a few minutes walk from here...
No, seriously.
Described as 'London’s most exciting new shopping and leisure destination' Battersea power station has been given a new lease of life.
Electricity production at the site ceased in 1983 and over the years there were more attempts to redevelop the building than you could shake a property speculator's statement of liabilities at.
It opened in its new guise on 22nd October 2022.
The shops, bars, restaurants and leisure venues would appear to be aimed at those with a high level of disposable income or, as my Yorkshire correspondent observed, 'more money than sense'.
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diplomats and the diplomattresses [url=,-0.1427172,3a,48.3y,337.61h,91.38t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s22FlBODnONAX9W0ZEqEaHQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D22FlBODnONAX9W0ZEqEaHQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D288.66614%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en].[/url]
I find this incredibly sexist. I hope it was just intended to be funny without being thought through properly.
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