Category Archives: .LONDON

CITINERARY: Hampton Court Palace

Royal Greetings from Hampton Court Palace!   The original Tudor Hampton Court Palace was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century, but it soon attracted the attention of Henry VIII, who brought all his six wives here. Surrounded by … Continue reading

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2023.08.15.LON-SJC

… via Borough Market… Bread Ahead… Flat Cap Coffee… Greetings from London! Summer finally arrived in London… right in time to say good bye to London… if there’s one thing to remember about air travel… LON to SJC was a … Continue reading

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2023.08.14.Cambridge-London

Saying Goodbye to Cambridge… leaving the rain… following the clouds… one more day in London… the traditional Tas Pide… criss-cross-ing the Thames… to Florin Court… Bunhill Fields… Spitalfields Market… Petticoat Lane… Boar’s Head Playhouse… it’s a summer light night!

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2023.07.24.London-Paris

If it’s Monday, this must be London… in the morning… and City of Lights in the evening… and a wonderful Basque dinner… hmmm… delicious Chez Gladines Saint Germain! The light rain is gone… for a late evening Seine stroll… and … Continue reading

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2023.07.23.LON: Hampton Court

From a Lucy Worsley treasure hunt… to an almost full day at Hampton Court… not nearly enough time… a citinerary for next time?

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2023.07.22.LON: Horrible Histories

Saturday travelwishlist… British Museum… Crick Institute.. Horrible Histories… and many wonderful things in between… Serpentine Galleries… Tas Pide… without the pide… wishover for another delicious time 🙂 Best travel plans are those that walk despite the metro closures… through Hyde … Continue reading

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2023.07.21.LON: Kew Day

It’s been a while since we are dreaming of this day… still have to write about our first trip to Kew… a 2015 story… and Kew was one of the best surprises of the trip… hence a full Kew Day… … Continue reading

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2023.08.20.LON: The Proms!

A beautiful full day in London… starting at Nell Gwynn House… continuing the Albertopolis adventures with a simple plan… an Information Age morning visit and V&A afternoon refresher… only to discover the new Medicine Galleries… a place to explore time … Continue reading

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2023.07.19.LON: Good Night, Chelsea!

Fortunately it was a smooth flight… Unfortunately it was a sleepless night flight… Fortunately it was a super fast security check … Unfortunately we had to take many train rides from Heathrow to Chelsea… Fortunately we arrived safe and sound … Continue reading

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ITINERARY: 2023.07-08.UK-FR-RO

From Great Britain… to Brittany… and for something completely different in Romania… a tentative itinerary: [01.Tue] 07.18.SJC-LON: BA [02.Wed] 07.19.LON: Nell Gwynn House [03.Thu] 07.20.London [04.Fri] 07.21.London [05.Sat] 07.22.London [06.Sun] 07.23.London [07.Mon] 07.24.London-Paris: Eurostar [08.Tue] 07.25.PARIS [09.Wed] 07.26.Paris-Nantes [10.Thu] 07.27.Josselin? … Continue reading

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