I don't really know exactly why, I just know I like to go there to look around.
Each year since 1947 at Christmas a huge tree is donated by Norway to London as thanks for helping them out in World War II.
Trafalgar Square commemorates the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar and the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain. It took place off the coast of, where else, but, Cape Trafalgar.
In the centre of the square is Nelson’s Column in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson, shot and killed in action in the battle of Trafalgar.
Behind it to the north is the National Gallery,
St Martins-in-the-Fields Church is to the east.
Whitehall is to the south.
There are 3 lions in the square, each weighing several tons.
And then there is the empty Fourth Plinth with the ever-changing art installations.
In December Trafalgar Square gets very colourful.
Each year since 1947 at Christmas a huge tree is donated by Norway to London as thanks for helping them out in World War II.
It is decorated in traditional Norwegian fashion with vertical strings of lights. With concerns for the environment, the tradition may not last much longer.
But I think maybe one of the reasons I really like Trafalgar Square is because flanking it on the west side is Canada House.
Perhaps it reminds me of home.
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And of course Sir Henry Havelock stands on the left hand side of Nelson.
I've greatly enjoyed catching up on your December adventures. Nelson is one of my heroes and I have visited his tomb at St Paul's a couple of times. There is a famous historian called Arthur Bryant. I remember his book on Nelson and how before Trafalgar he chased the armada across the Atlantic and around the Caribbean and refused to take shore leave when he was summoned to the admiralty and said he would only endure the same condition as his men. Leadership by example.
Looking forward to your January installments and more stylish photos.
Stay safe and take care of each other.
Gordon, did you know that when they brought Nelson's body back to England it was "pickled" in brandy to keep him preserved until he came home to a hero's welcome?
https://historydaily.org/horatio-nelson-body-pickled/4
LINDA
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