Hey Rosetta
June 20, 2016 in England ⋅ 🌧 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 isRead more
Found them!
June 20, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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 andRead more
On my own
June 20, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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.
June 20, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Spontaneous memorial thar popped up after British MP Jo Cox was murdered.
Sssshhhhhh. Waiting.
June 21, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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 someoneRead more
Downing Street
June 21, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 21, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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 tourRead more
Doh
June 21, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Try number two. In line for Harry Potter studio tour.
Harry Potter!
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Touring the studio sets and memorabilia.
On the road
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
M3
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Rolling hills on the M3, en route to Bournemouth.
Bournemouth!
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 22, 2016 in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Food! Chinese food. Lemon chicken, chow mein, crispy beef and egg fried rice.
Beach
June 23, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
'Early' morning walk on the beach with Nicholas. Checking out the shells and sand.
Corfe Castle
June 23, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 23, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 23, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Stonehenge
June 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
... parking lot
Stonehenge!
June 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
What is more interesting than Stonehenge? Yu-gi-oh cards.
Bath
June 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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 isRead more
Supper
June 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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
June 25, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 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.