One of the more notable features of Piccadilly Circus is its illuminated signs. Somewhat like Times Square in New York, it has been a signature feature for a very long time. In the case of Piccadilly Circus, the first large illuminated sign was created in 1908 for Perrier. The first signs were of course incandescent lights, but over time these were replaced by neon lights and eventually LED displays.

Although I did see some freestanding illuminated displays, for the most part they have been consolidated into this one humongous display that we see on the right of the shot. At this point the bus had turned out of Piccadilly Circus onto Coventry Street (which marks off another yellow property on the traditional Monopoly board) and was about to turn right into Haymarket. The building that holds the signs is just to the north of the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, where Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street all come together.

I would have liked to have seen it at night. The place even has its own name and website called "Piccadilly Lights". Still, on this occasion the grey skies actually helped make the light stand out.

Some may be wondering why didn't move down to the back of the bus; that would have been a slightly risky manoeuvre because those things jerked around a LOT. Aside from which I didn't mind the leading line perspective that I got from here, especially combined with the line up Regent Street behind.