Hey Rosetta
2016年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Wow. We just saw the Rosetta stone. The real actual one! It however was hard to get a picture because of the throngs of people wanting to see it. The first room of the Ancient Egypt exhibit isもっと詳しく
Found them!
2016年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The Elgin Marbles. A collection of statuary and pretty much the entire frieze from around The Parthenon in Greece. This is what survived the weather, the Persians, and various and sundry explosons andもっと詳しく
On my own
2016年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Headed out to hear a debate hosted by IQSquared and the BBC on whether Obama was a failed president. Afterwards am basking in the glow of Parliament and the shadow of Churchill.
Jo Cox Remembered.
2016年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Spontaneous memorial thar popped up after British MP Jo Cox was murdered.
Sssshhhhhh. Waiting.
2016年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Nicholas chillin at the base of Churchill statue and Caroline posing in front of parliament. There is a gate/security that blocks entry to Downing Street, but Caroline knows someone who knows someoneもっと詳しく
Downing Street
2016年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So Downing Street has been blocked of with a gate and security guardpost since the Thatcher era out of fear of IRA bombers. Here is the view from outside the gate.
10 Downing Street
2016年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Apparantly, if you know someone who knows someone who works for a junior minister, they can get you past security, and see 10 Downing directly. He apologized for not being able to get us a tourもっと詳しく
Doh
2016年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
On the train back from an organizational cluster-duff. We went to Harry Potter tour on wrong day. Will have to go back tomorrow...
Hotel neighbourhood
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
As requested, here is pics of the Apartment/Hotel in London. Many of the buildings are hotels, but the neighbourhood looks/is very urban residential.
Potter
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Try number two. In line for Harry Potter studio tour.
Harry Potter!
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Touring the studio sets and memorabilia.
On the road
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
M3
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Rolling hills on the M3, en route to Bournemouth.
Bournemouth!
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We have arrived! And yes, that is fog you see rolling in from the ocean a couple hundred feet away.
The Old Place
2016年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Food! Chinese food. Lemon chicken, chow mein, crispy beef and egg fried rice.
Beach
2016年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
'Early' morning walk on the beach with Nicholas. Checking out the shells and sand.
Corfe Castle
2016年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Eight hundred years old and showing its age. Actually would still be standing today if it weren't for that treacherous Cromwell.
Durdle
2016年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Who names a door. And who names it 'Durdle'. This is the Durdle Door. Forty-five degree incline to get down to the beach, and back up. Cool weather but we're all sweating.
Waiting at the ferry to Bournemouth
2016年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Stonehenge
2016年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
... parking lot
Stonehenge!
2016年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Where the demons dwell.
Where the banshees live and they do live well.
Stonehenge! Where a man's a man,
And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan.
Yu-gi-henge
2016年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
What is more interesting than Stonehenge? Yu-gi-oh cards.
Bath
2016年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The Roman Baths have been renovated many times over the centuries, but the original baths were built in the first century AD. Temples were added in the next 300 years. I have confirmed, the water isもっと詳しく
Supper
2016年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The sun is out now and we are hungry before heading back to the hotel. So we've stopped at The Cowshed for some chow.
Tankfest Day 1
2016年6月25日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This is the staging area where the tanks and vehicles sit before they run them out onto the display track. We love the smell of oil and diesel smoke early in the morning.