Royal Naval College Mirrored
The Painted Hall in the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich, was not given its name for nothing. The ceiling is painted in the utmost detail, hard to appreciate with […]
The English Gardens at Regents Park
I have a great soft spot for Regents Park. I can walk to it from Kings Cross, which is my entry station to London, it’s where I used to walk […]
Store Street Espresso
I’ve been very busy the last few weeks and hadn’t had time to find a new coffee place. In fact, I had visited this place a month or so ago […]
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge looks extra grandiose in black and white. . Part of Sonel’s Black and White Challenge: Bridges.
Happy 40th Birthday, British Library
The British Library celebrated its 40th birthday today. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is a legal deposit library, and as such it receives copies of every book produced in Britain, […]
Allies
Look at this companionable couple: “Allies”. F.D. Roosevelt and Churchill sit chatting on a bench in Bond Street, London in Lawrence Holofcener’s 1995 bronze sculpture, erected to mark 50 years […]
Flowers on Park Lane
These flowers attracted me from behind the iron fence of a small garden on Park Lane in London. . Part of Friday Flower Festival.
Tropical Beach Hut on the Thames
I adore the tropical colours of this little beach hut on the River Thames in London. Somewhat out of place, and maybe I’m stretching things a little to call it […]
Silent Sunday
. One photo, no words for Silent Sunday.
W is for… World Camel Day
Today, 22 June, is World Camel Day. This even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as “humps” on its back. The two surviving species of camel are the dromedary, […]
Ripples in the Thames
The Thames in London has plenty of ripples. . The ripples are more gentle in this peaceful spot in Berkshire: . Posted as part of Ailsa’s weekly Travel Theme: Ripples.
Travel with Intent 