{"id":16401,"date":"2015-08-05T11:15:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T10:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16401"},"modified":"2015-08-05T11:15:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T10:15:37","slug":"batman-a-high-rise-unicyclist-and-an-alcoholic-confession-scenes-around-trafalgar-square-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/batman-a-high-rise-unicyclist-and-an-alcoholic-confession-scenes-around-trafalgar-square-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-01.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a collection of scenes snapped around Trafalgar Square last Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Above, a Batman &#8216;human statue&#8217; looks over the space in front of the National Gallery.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-02.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A busker prepares to impress in\u00a0Trafalgar Square.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-03.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perched atop a high-rise unicycle, the acrobat precariously shimmies around the square.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-04.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two human statues take time off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-05.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Empty &#8216;levitating&#8217; frame.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-06.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chalk artwork.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-07.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-08.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-09.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in the Portrait Gallery, mobile phones are proving more compelling than Seurat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-10.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Legs and portraits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-11.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To The Start.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-12.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m an alcoholic&#8217; graffiti, Bloomsbury.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-13.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ancient stone work inside the wonderful British Museum.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-14.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-15.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Loved these modern artworks in the Great Court.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-16.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/around-trafalgar-square-17.jpg\" alt=\"Batman, unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a collection of scenes snapped around Trafalgar Square last Saturday afternoon. 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