Category Archives: .UK

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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MOVIE NIGHT: The Duke

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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MOVIE NIGHT: Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2… a history lesson too! https://youtu.be/8jhHA9k8bL0

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Outfit

The Outfit (2022)… great Halloween movie 🙂

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UK: Historic Towns

Hmmm… London… https://youtu.be/5sokGslN4Jk

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MOVIE NIGHT: Britain’s Ancient Tracks

Britain’s Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson

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MOVIE NIGHT: The World Is Not Enough

London Bond 🙂

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MOVIE NIGHT: Four Lions

Some movies are crazier than other 🙂

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British History’s Biggest Fibs

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MESOPOTAMIA: The Season of the Great Empires

2020 Arkhaios Film Festival – Virtual Edition Mesopotamia: The season of the Great Empires Alberto Castellani | Italy | 2020 Once upon a time there were two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which fed and made fertile a land … Continue reading

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