Visit These International Sites: London Along the Thames
October 9, 2019. Trip Oversight “The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.” -Britney Spears Top 12 Trip Picks • Pyramids of Giza • Parthenon – Athens, Greece • Meteora, Greece (Kalabaka) • Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia • West Cork, Ireland […]
Tea, Theft and an Evening at the Globe
“Life isn’t all beer and skittles.” -Thomas Hughes Day 174, Monday, July 15, 2019 Lesson Learned: Home insurance is great. It works even when you aren’t home. We had two computers taken today, and filed a claim with State Farm. They took care of our loss, even though it occurred in London, England (minus our […]
In His Octopus’ Garden in the Shade
“A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.” ― Rudyard Kipling, The Light That Failed Sites/Topics covered in this post: Abbey Road Go-Date: Day 172, Saturday, July 13 Lesson Learned: We met up with old friends, Jerry and Anne Greenfield from Texas. Jerry and […]
I Like This Place and Willingly Could Waste My Time in It
England is a nation of shopkeepers. -Napoleon Bonaparte Sites/Topics covered in this post: Portabello Road Westminster Abbey Hogwarts – Our Flat Parks of Central London Go-Date: Day 169, Wednesday, July 10 You’ll find what you want in the Portobello road. Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of […]
Rainbow Power
“Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary – it is a really attractive quality.” -Alanis Morissette Sites/Topics covered in this post: Central London Gay Pride Parade Go-Date: Day 165, Saturday, July 6 Lesson Learned: Kudos to the street […]
Lawyers are the Only Persons in Whom Ignorance of the Law is not Punished.
Horace Rumpole: Ah, juries are rather like God Almighty, Mr. Skinner, totally unpredictable. Horace Rumpole: Murder is nothing more than common assault… with unfortunate consequences. In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved. -Russell Brand “A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who […]
All Things Taken in the Name of King & Country
“There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.” ― Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles; in search for The Great Perhaps Sites/Topics covered in this post: • British Museum Go-Date: Day 161, Tuesday, July 2 […]
Lost in London
“Windmills are going to be the death of Scotland and even England if they don’t do something about them. They are ruining the countryside.” -Donald Trump Sites/Topics covered in this post (mostly just pictures): Duke of York Waterloo Park Trafalgar Square Tower Bridge Tower of London Doing an Aussie Walk-about Go-Date: Day 160, Monday, July […]
Take Me Out to the Ball Park
“Cricket is baseball on Valium.” ― Robin Williams Sites/Topics covered in this post: • First MLB Game in England Go-Date: Day 158, Saturday, June 29 Lesson Learned: We got London weather in Paris, and Paris weather in London. In Paris, it rained almost every day, while here in London the only rain we’ve seen was […]
Take a Walk on the Southside
“The opportunities you missed, the streets you didn’t walk, the people you didn’t talk and the dreams you didn’t dream will be the fate of others, not yours!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Sites/Topics covered in this post: St. Paul’s Cathedral Millennium Bridge Tate Museum Southbank of the Thames Go-Date: Day 158, Saturday, June 29 Lesson […]