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- Giorno 16
- domenica 4 giugno 2023 10:43
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 13 m
GallesCardiff Central Railway Station51°28’30” N 3°10’39” W
Back to Chiswick
4 giugno 2023, Galles ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
I took the train back to Paddington a little earlier than expected because of not being able to look around the castle grounds.
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- Giorno 17
- lunedì 5 giugno 2023
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitudine: 7 m
InghilterraChiswick51°29’32” N 0°15’50” W
Rest day
5 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Nothing to show for Monday. Pretty sure I just spent the day recovering from my trip to Cardiff.
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I did go out for an early-morning coffee at The Italians, though. Seems the barista assessed my energy level pretty accurately!
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- Giorno 18
- martedì 6 giugno 2023 11:30
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitudine: 6 m
- InghilterraOliver's Island51°28’47” N 0°16’49” W
National Archives
6 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
On my final day, I returned to The National Archives to register as a Reader. I wanted to find the handwritten recommendation that a British Empire Medal be awarded to Ruby Boye, someone I've beenLeggi altro
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In the Reading Room. Files you request are brought up from the bowels of the Archive and put in a locker for you. You have to reserve a seat in order to have a place to read them at.
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While I waited for my document request to be fulfilled and a seat to become available, I grabbed some lunch at the cafe on the ground floor. Maids of Honour is a pub I passed several times on my bus trips to and from Kew.
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- Giorno 18
- martedì 6 giugno 2023 13:58
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitudine: 11 m
- InghilterraKew Gardens51°28’42” N 0°17’49” W
Kew
6 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
In the afternoon, I met up one final time with my high school friend at a cafe by Kew Gardens Station. No pix, except of my walk there, through neighborhood streets full of flowers. Pretty sure you'dLeggi altro
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These roses looked fresher when I made my first trip the archives on my first weekend. It was a sunny, warm day then, too.
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Bees love the color blue, so I'm guessing that's why this person created this planting.
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- Giorno 18
- martedì 6 giugno 2023 18:14
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 8 m
- InghilterraOliver's Island51°29’13” N 0°16’59” W
The Bell and Crown
6 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
In the evening, my hosts took me to a farewell dinner at The Bell and Crown on the Thames in Richmond.
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I like this photo because of the shadow of The Bell and Crown shingle on the wall of the building next door.
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The tide was up when we first arrived, and a couple of boat crews went rowing by on the Thames.
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Wall decoration near our table. Sorry, no food porn, but I had a wonderful Sri Lankan vegetarian curry and a gin cocktail that had me giggling. OK, OK. Maybe I had two gin cocktails!
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- Giorno 19
- mercoledì 7 giugno 2023 17:01
- ☀️ -12 °C
- Altitudine: 2.646 m
Groenlandia77°37’9” N 42°48’45” W
Greenland
7 giugno 2023, Groenlandia ⋅ ☀️ -12 °C
I didn't actually set foot on Greenland, of course. The most efficient route between West Coast US and the UK is the polar route, which flies over the southern tip of Greenland. It was nighttime onLeggi altro
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What every traveller longs to see! The person sitting in the window seat was originally seated in the last seat of my row but she, very sensibly, moved to the empty window seat just before takeoff.
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If I remember correctly, the cabin attendants made folks who were awake and opened their window shades close them again. This is where the galley comes in extra handy! The emergency doors back there have small windows built into them and the crew was happy to put those shades up so I could take some photos.
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The first three photos were taken out of the starboard side window, facing north.
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- Giorno 19
- mercoledì 7 giugno 2023 12:59
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitudine: 32 m
Stati UnitiLos Angeles International Airport33°56’32” N 118°25’17” W
LAX
7 giugno 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Had a less pleasing experience trying to find my way from the international terminal to the domestic one than on my outward flights, but at least I had plenty of time to make the connection. TheLeggi altro
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- Giorno 20
- giovedì 8 giugno 2023 06:05
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitudine: 100 m
- Stati UnitiMokuhao Park20°53’22” N 156°30’32” W
Wailuku
8 giugno 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Had to stay in an expensive, very twee, guest house overnight as the hostel I'd stayed in previously was full. The plane from LAX arrived too late to continue straight on to MKK. Got up early in theLeggi altro
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- Giorno 20
- giovedì 8 giugno 2023 12:11
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitudine: 141 m
- Stati UnitiMolokai Airport21°9’10” N 157°5’46” W
MKK
8 giugno 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Back on Molokai!
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Greenery and Norfolk Pines in the airport parking lot, where I was waiting to catch the bus home.
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This isn't the plane I came in on. It's one of the bigger ones that Mokulele (which is owned by Southern Airlines, a mainland company) puts mainly on the MKK to Honolulu route. One day I'll get to ride on it instead of a little 8-seater!
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On my walk from the castle to the station, I spotted this! Why anyone would want to ruin rum by adding a fizzy drink to it is beyond me. Even ice is a travesty! OK, OK, I've partaken of rum and coke in my younger days. If "Coke" wasn't trademarked, that would probably be in the name.
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Like the castle, the docks, the mines, etc., the Great Western Railway was owned by the Marquess of Bute. Its initial primary purpose was the transportation of raw materials like coal and finished product like steel, but it also ushered in the great era of train travel. Which still flourishes in the UK and on the Continent, unlike in the USA.
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The two strike days now over, the refreshment service was restored! A nice gentleman walked through the carriages dispensing goods from a little cart, just like on airlines.
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