Friday, July 26, 2013 London-Greenwich-London Today I went to one of my favorite parts of London—Greenwich. It is an opportunity to cruise on the River Thames, to take in the grand architecture of Sir Christopher Wren (which, in the case of Greenwich, was actually inspired by India’s Taj Mahal) and to stroll through…
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Amy in London! Climbing the Monument and a Superb Steak Dinner
Wednesday, July 1, 2009London I awoke at 7.00 am, typed my blog and sent out my June newsletter and Oxford Travelog when I heard a sound in the loft and realized that Paul’s secretary, Isobel, had arrived. When I wanted to take a shower, I realized that I had not turned the boiler on when…
Highgate Cemetery, Kenwood House and A Get-Together at Sushil’s
Wednesday, June 10, 2009London I decided to visit Highgate Cemetery because travel writer Billy Bryson had raved about it on his video Notes from a Small Island. He had said that it was as good a place as any other to begin an exploration of the history of London as so many eminent figures from…
Bloomsbury on Jubilee Walk (Part 6) and Dinner with Friends
Monday, May 25, 2009London Holborn was lifeless as May Bank Holiday Monday dawned. I stayed in bed for a long while catching up with The Order of the Phoenix as I am determined to finish it by the end of this month. The trouble with books that weigh a ton, as the later Potter books…
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,…
London Pass with Chriselle–Day Three
Sunday, May 10, 2009London Both Chriselle and I awoke around 7 am today having had difficulty dropping off to sleep. Still rather jetlagged, she was groggy in the morning. Knowing, however, that I did want to catch the 8 am. Communion Service at Westminster Abbey, she was quick on the uptake and within a half…
Museums and the Macabre
Tuesday, March 24, 2006London The downside about having a lovely week in Italy is that you are snowed in by the amount of work that descends upon you on your return. I was a slave to my PC all day and only took a breather for half an hour to eat my lunch. I worked…
Pausing in Portsmouth
Friday, February 21, 2009Winchester and Portsmouth The Hampshire landscape still looked rather autumnal–a blanket woven of beige and sandy hues–as we made the half hour drive from Winchester to Portsmouth. I was a little surprised at how large Portsmouth is–I guess I expected another little dinky town like Winchester! But, of course, I was aware…
More Browsing at the V&A.
Thursday, February 5, 2009London I had a rather slow start this morning though I did wake up at 6 am. Between responding to email (I received some letters from friends in the States that required long and thoughtful responses), looking for cheap airfares between Rome and Istanbul (a most frustrating experience as I could find…
A Day Devoted to Berlin’s Jews
Friday, January 30, 2009Berlin A Jewish History of Berlin:I devoted this final day in Berlin to retracing the history of the European Jew and leaving the apartment at 9 am (after a breakfast of coffee and purchased chocolate croissants), I took a bus down Ku-Damm to Checkpoint Charlie as I wanted to get some pictures…