Saturday, January 20, 2007

London Spies walk

After having spent this week studying and then taking two exams, I was able to take the guided walk about spies in London. It was mainly focused on the Cambridge Five spy ring, but briefly touched on Sidney Reilly. It was a lot of fun, like the one we took in DC a couple of years ago. It started in Piccadilly Circus, so took a couple of pictures since I haven't yet (though I see it at least once a week)

The Eros statue in the middle
Billboard of Piccadilly Circus
Liberty department, made to look like a Tudor building, both inside and out (very expensive!!!, known for their prints)
Norfolk House, headquarters for Eisenhower in London, D-Day planned here
Office of the British Intelligence in the first part of the 20th century, Reilly was here
One of the offices of the Intelligence agencies during WWII, Kim Philby worked here
The Claremont Club, the last place the infamous Lord Lucan was seen alive (He allegedly killed his children's nanny in the 1970s, thinking she was his estranged, he fled and his whereabouts are unknown, most people think he is dead)