Friday, June 13, 2009London The Trooping of the Color:I guess that after all the exciting, fascinating, marvelous experiences I have been having in London, I had to have one disaster–and it came today. I decided that I would go off to the Trooping of the Color–supposedly one of the most important events in the royal…
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London Pass with Chriselle–Day One
Friday, May 8, 2009London Chriselle’s main concern was getting her laptop up and running to enable her to work for a few hours in the evenings. When I was unable to connect her to my wireless network, I asked Tim next door to help. He kindly came in at about 9am and got her sorted…
In Search of Burberry and The Jubilee Walk (Part 1)
Saturday, May 2, 2009London I awoke at 4. 00 am today (groan!!!) and I could not sleep after that. So, I switched on my bedside lamp and began reading The Order of the Phoenix for an hour. At 5. 30, I felt sleepy again, dropped off (thank goodness!) and then awoke at 7 am. Email,…
Waltzing through Windsor, Meeting the Holleys and Dinner with Bande Hassan
Holy Saturday, April 11, 2009Windsor On another very quiet holiday morning in Holborn, Llew and I decided to leave for Windsor. We had awoken about 7 am but by the time we showered and had breakfast (muesli and hot cross buns), it was about 9 am that we hopped on to the Tube to get…
Reading, Blogging, Grading, Viewing, Listening…
November 17, 2008London On a day that began with rather dismal weather, I awoke to the eerie quietness of a flat that seemed to sorely miss Llew’s presence. It was still only 6 am, but I decided to get back to routine, which meant spending an hour reading in bed. I have begun The Mature…
A Sunday in the Parks with Ivana
Sunday, October 12, 2008London I awoke at 6 this morning (despite going to bed after midnight) and could not fall asleep again so I sat in bed reading Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies. When I stuck my head outside the window, there was not a soul in sight on either side of High Holborn even…
The Graciousness of Greenwich
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘Greenwich? For me, it’s always been Greenwich Mean Time. Coming close on it’s heels is the Prime Meridian. All those geography lessons in grade eight or nine come back so vividly. So, when Freshmen Orientation included a visit to Greenwich on a Thames…