Updates

Looks like the fire broke out at a disused bus depot on a small side road in East London. Here's a news report:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23420617-details/Toxic+fume+fears+as+massive+fire+at+Olympic+site+shrouds+London+in+smoke/article.do

Sounds like the greatest risk with this fire is the possibility of burning asbestos fumes...hopefully they won't reach where I am!

On a happier note, I was able to see the following places today:

Westminster Abbey
Big Ben
Parliament Buildings
Buckingham Palace
Piccadilly Circus
Oxford Circus
Holborn (I had planned to go the British Museum when I saw the black smoke and decided instead to take some pics and go find a place where I could access the Internet.)
St. Paul's Church

...then I walked across the Thames and stood on the bridge in the sun...ahhhh, warmth! It's pretty cold here...unusually cold!

Oh, and last night, I had some AMAZING Indian food! Thanks to everyone who told me that I should go to an Indian restaurant in London! I wonder why this level of goodness didn't make it to NYC??