Thursday, June 01, 2006

You know you're on Fleet Street when ...

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Fleet Street used to be the home of newspaper publishing in England, and even though the newspapers have moved elsewhere, the words "Fleet Street press" are still synonymous with the racy tabloids that are common here.

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Hodge, Samuel Johnson's cat, was "a very fine cat indeed," according to the plaque here.

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The scantily clad statues here use their clubs to ring the bells to mark the quarter hour. I glanced away for a split second, and missed it.

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St. Bride's Church is the printer's church and is one of the many Christopher Wren creations along Fleet Street.

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These dragons guard the entrances to the Square Mile, the historical center of London. Here, we're crossing from Westminister into the City.

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