Saturday, August 6, 2015 London All of London seemed one with me–project-wise–today. The city is simply HEAVING with visitors–everywhere I go, I am being jostled; every sound I hear is on a foreign tongue. The collapse of the pound sterling, post-Brexit, doubtless has something to do with the crowds. Still, I am not complaining. Being…
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Towers, Gallows, Churches, Markets–Another Fascinating Walk
Tuesday, June 9, 2009London I am sorry to have to spend so much time analyzing the vagaries of my sleep patterns, but they never cease to amaze me. Throughout the winter, when most folks tend to sleep in, I was awaking at the crack of dawn–even before dawn had cracked, in most days, i.e. at…
Seeing Samantha Bond in Stoppard’s Arcadia and Liberty of London
Saturday, June 6, 2009London In keeping with my resolution to always get substantial work done before I goof off, I awoke at 7. 30 am, read some Potter, proofread my blog, caught up with my email, then stopped for a spot of breakfast–make that a whole cup of coffee and some toast with preserves. I…
Supertour at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Exploring Southwark
Wednesday, May 15, 2009London London slumbered under leaden skies this morning, though, thankfully, the rain stayed at bay. Wearing warm cardigans to ward off the chill, Chriselle and I set off after a cereal and yogurt breakfast to explore St. Paul’s Cathedral. Though I have been there for several services throughout the past 8 months,…
Celebrating St. George’s Day and the Bard’s Birthday with Loreen.
Thursday, April 23, 2009London London awoke to another spectacular National Day–for April 23, St George’s Day, is the closest the British come to having a National Day–St. George, who killed the dragon, is the patron saint of England! My day began with a hefty installment of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix that…
A Self-Indulgent Saturday in London
Saturday, March 14, 2009London Sometimes staying around in London on a Saturday can be an adventure in itself. When Stephanie called me early this morning to say that she needed to keep her weekend travel-free to sort out her stuff after her move last weekend to Richmond, I understood right away. I tend to be…
Just Another Soggy Sunday!
Sunday, November 30, 2008London Winter has arrived with a vengeance. It is cold and it is soggy. And that’s the thing about English rain…it’s never really a proper downpour. It’s always just a light spritz, a gentle drizzle, sometimes just the finest spray! Like Hawaii, in many ways, except that in Hawaii that spray lasts…
A Taste of the Borough Market and Tate Britain
Friday, November 28, 2008London More details of the carnage in Bombay continued to surface through the night. I called my folks first thing this morning to get an update and spoke to my Dad who kept me abreast with the situation. I cannot believe that Llew and I stayed at the Taj Mahal Hotel in…
A Walk in Southwark and a Play at the Globe Theater
Wednesday, September 1o, 2008London The sun finally peaked out today making a guest appearance during what, Londoners tell me, has been a dreadful summer on the whole. Of course, this rarity would have to occur on the one day in ten whole days that I had to stay home to prepare for my classes for…
Sorting, Packing, Weighing, Labelling…
With time galloping towards August 15, my departure date for the UK, I’m focussed on shrinking my life down to a few sturdy boxes. Apart from my books, lecture note files, contact details for the folks I need to interview for my next book, there are a few non-Media type items I wish to cart…