Lingering look at Windows
This restored 16th-century half-timbered house in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, is believed to be the house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he spent his childhood years. It is now a small museum open to the public […]
-London
Every Thursday I post a picture or two taken from […]
-London
There is something remarkably and peculiarly English about the passion for sitting on damp seats watching open-air drama only the English have mastered the art of being truly uncomfortable while facing up […]
-London
On the South Bank of the Thames, in the undercroft of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, there is a lively street skating venue. Decorated with bright graffiti, it is more than […]
-London
It is now over 5 years since the last Harry Potter book was published but, if the queues at Kings Cross Station in London are anything to go by, his […]
-England
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.” “You mean you […]
Good Fences
Bath’s Royal Crescent is a street of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent. It was designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. As one of the […]
Window Gardens on the South Bank
-Manchester
Every Thursday I post a picture or two taken from […]
-United Kingdom
-and other ways to choose a restaurant When you’re away from home and eating out, just how do you find a good restaurant? There are so many sources of recommendations […]