Category Archives: .UK

2023.08.12.Cambridge

Posted on August 12, 2023 by admin

First full day in Cambridge… starting in Darwin’s footsteps… at Christ’s College… Lunch from the market… picnic by river Cam… walk by the mathematical bridge… continuing the Darwin trail… back in time at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences! Early … Continue reading →

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2023.08.11.Sinaia-Cambridge

Posted on August 11, 2023 by admin

Greetings from Cambridge! Delicious Bedouin… full circle… almost 🙂

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2023.07.24.London-Paris

Posted on July 24, 2023 by admin

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

Posted on July 23, 2023 by admin

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

Posted on July 22, 2023 by admin

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

Posted on July 21, 2023 by admin

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!

Posted on July 20, 2023 by admin

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!

Posted on July 19, 2023 by admin

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

Posted on April 23, 2023 by admin

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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MOVIE NIGHT: The Duke

Posted on January 21, 2023 by admin

THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s … Continue reading →

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