Tag Archives: London
Shaun the Sheep, Better Late Than Never
Last week I included a couple of photos of statues of Shaun the Sheep and I mentioned in the comments that I had snapped photos of many of them when they were on display in London. Several asked to see … Continue reading
An Amazing Experience at the Tower of London
Recently we had a chance to attend the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. We had reservations for weeks and to be honest, I completely forgot about it. Thank goodness The Better Half didn’t. The key ceremony … Continue reading
Sometimes You Just Need A Break
And beer. The Better Half and I have been working long hours. So far, 2015, has been all work and not much fun. That was until last week. TBH had a chance to leave the office early and called to … Continue reading
My apologies for all the Christmas Cheer in this post
The Better Half and I don’t exchange Christmas gifts, and some people think we are a bit Scroogish. That’s so not the case. I love this time of year and I try to soak in as much holiday cheer as … Continue reading
London Has Been Invaded By Bears
Paddington Bears to be exact. Fifty Paddington statues have popped up in London as part of the promotion for the Paddington movie. I noticed one several weeks ago and when I searched online I found out that the bears will … Continue reading
A Pub, The Color Purple, and Life in London
It’s been a while since I shared a pub on the blog. My quest to visit all the pubs in London is still going strong, but it’s getting a bit hard to share all of them here. Some of them … Continue reading
I have a wonderful problem
The weather has been amazing this summer in London. So amazing I haven’t been on the computer really and have been outside as much as possible. It makes blogging hard, but I hope all of you forgive me. It’s a shame … Continue reading
The Albion
A few weeks ago we were out and about enjoying a lovely sunny day in London. However, a football match that we wanted to watch was about to start so we started searching for a pub that would have the … Continue reading
Review: The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
I’ve been slacking quite a bit on the reading aspect of my 50 year challenge. I started the year off well and then hit a wall. Part of the problem was I started reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau. It … Continue reading
Wooohooo! A four day weekend!
Happy Friday! I know technically it isn’t Friday, but we have a four-day weekend starting tomorrow. Initially we wanted to go out of town for the Easter holiday and many of you offered suggestions of places we should go. However, … Continue reading