24 September 2016 My last day in the UK, I woke up and took an Uber to Victoria station. Unfortunately, the Gatwick Express was down because of some track problem. I ended up taking a taxi to Gatwick Airport with three other people, a nice couple from France and a young man from Morocco. Getting …
Month: February 2019
Bye London
22-24 September These are the last of my photos I’ve chosen to post from London. (If any of you want to see more, trust me when I say I’ve probably posted 5-10% of the photos I took during the year). There will be one more post as a ‘final thought’ sort of thing, but during …
Gotta Love An Alley
22-24 September More exploring and visiting! Some alleyways and mews (places that used to be stables behind fancy buildings), Bloomsbury, the Thames, and some non-glamours shots of dinner and a newspaper. ALSO Yes, that is me. Wearing the “Joey Hat”. In front of Westminster Abbey. #nailedit
Glass Eyes and The Enterprise
22-24 September A collection of photos from my last few days - British Museum, riding the tube, fish & chips at the Swan, and a quick trip into the Science museum. 🙂
Yes I Want A Revolution
23 September 2016 ***Only the last photo is mine*** I wanted to give a shout out to seriously one of the best museum exhibitions I have ever been to - the Victoria & Albert museum’s “You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970″. In their words: “This major exhibition explored the era-defining significance …
Toodle-oo Scotland
21 September 2016 I left Scotland early the next morning, the 21st, and took the train back to London. I thought ahead of time and reserved a seat and had a lovely ride back into the city. After getting in at King’s Cross, I took a bus to my friend’s flat where I had stored …
Underground Vaults, Ghosts and Whiskey
20 September 2016 Ghosts & Ghouls & Whisky Tour! You really shouldn’t go to Edinburgh without some sort of tour of graveyards, or ghosts, or whisky distilleries, or especially the underground vaults. There are a few companies that run them and I decided to go with the one that seemed slightly less touristy (but still …
Gotta Love Those Georgians
20 September 2016The Georgian House!My afternoon was spent at this lovely property called The Georgian House in the New Town area of Edinburgh. This is a historic house, kept up and managed by the National Trust for Scotland. It is in Charlotte Square and was a really lovely afternoon!The house tour started with a short …
Who Doesn’t Love A Book Made of Human Skin? (No Pictures I Promise)
20 September 2016 Exploring Edinburgh!! This was an absolutely gorgeous day to explore the city. I did two museum visits, a famous cafe visit, and an underground vault tour (to be written about in a later post). First up was a visit to the Surgeon’s Hall Museums - part of The Royal College of Surgeons …
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Inveraray Castle Part Deux: Downton Time
19 September 2016 Inveraray Castle!!! Photo Set 2 of 2 Inveraray is a small village in Scotland that is the home of Inveraray Castle, which is not really a castle but is a large country house for the Dukes of Argyll who still own it and live in it and run it today! Built in …
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