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 […]
Getting Campy with Madame Tussaud
English – Who needs that? I’m never going to England! -Homer, The Simpsons Sites/Topics covered in this post: Madame Tussaud Wax Musuem Big Bus Changing of the Guard London Wanders Go-Date: Day 157, Friday, June 28 Lesson Learned: As much as you want to get away from American (and Japanese, and Chinese, and German) accents […]
Data! Data! Data! I can’t make bricks without clay.
“Your grasp of the profoundly self-evident is in rare form.” -Sherlock Holmes “We can’t stop the march of time simply by marking it.” -Sherlock Holmes “The mind of man is capable of distinguishing truth from fallacy through dispassionate reason.” -Seneca (as repeated by Sherlock Holmes) “Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat -All Hours Wound, The Final One […]
Welcome to Britain – You’ve Booked a Dump for Your Stay
“London on your own actually seems more exotic than Egypt on a tour.” ― Laura Fraser, An Italian Affair Sites/Topics covered in this post: • Arrival in the UK Go-Date: Day 154, Tuesday, June 25 Lesson Learned: If you are going to use Air BNB (or any other booking site for vacation rentals) READ THE […]
Normandy – The Longest Day
A moment of reflection by some great minds of the past.(and present) “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” – William Shakespeare “Cry “Havoc,” and let slip the dogs of war”. – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (Act III, Scene I) “Most world religions denounced war as a […]
Our Visit to Mont Saint Michel
“Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.” ― Bill Vaughn Sites/Topics covered in this post: Caen Museum Mount Saint Michel Go-Date: Day 151, Saturday, June 22 Lesson Learned: Normandy is beautiful. After 3 weeks in Paris it was really nice to get out into the country. Rural […]