Missoula friends Kim and Dave were in
London for a week, and we accompanied them on several of their visits around
town. And later daughter Rachel arrived, and we did several more visits together...Buckingham Palace, the Globe, Sir John Soane's, and several great meals at Dishoom, Poppies, and Fallow. We might have done more with her but were sidelined with more sickness.
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| Frequent patron |
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| Interior views |
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Waddle and daub removed to open out what were sleeping chambers,
centuries ago, now restaurant dining areas |
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| Us, there |
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Filling in some sights from Portobello Road...the "Travel Book Shop"
that figures in the Julia Roberts/Hugh Grant movie NottingHill; it is
really a tourist trinket shop... |
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People lined up to get their pix made in front of the blue door where the
Julia Roberts character lived... |
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Trying to look regal at the head table of Henry VIII's great hall at Hampton Court
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| Trying to look regal, Part the Second |
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| Jousting in one of Hampton Court's many gardens |
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We finally did the Hampton Court Maze and had some tense
moments trying to find our way out...if you try it, be sure to
bring adequate water, food, fully-charged cell phone...maybe
some bread crumbs; note the emergency phone number... |
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Daughter Rachel arrived and we did several sights together...here,
walking to the Globe, noting the red columns of a former railroad
bridge across the Thames; near Black Friars |
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Before and after shots of the Globe stage for Comedy of Errors...first
performed December 28th, 1594, at Gray's Inn |
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Fortunately, we had read synopses of the play and were able to follow
it; more or less...Shakespeare (!)..."algebra on stage" |
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| Exiting the theater, a great view across the river |
1 comment:
Have not made it to Hampton Court, but I think that is where the Royal School of Needlework has its headquarters.
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