Tag Archives: London
Purple Haze
Saw this on a London Walks walking tour through the Mayfair area of London near Hyde Park. Hendrix lived in a flat here in 1967-68 during the time he was living and performing in London, before his music took off with the American public. His flat is restored to look the way it did back […]
24 Hour Countdown
Just about 24 hours to go before we board a BA jet from SAN to LHR, probably the hardest part of the trip in its own way. Organizing and planning for the past week or so, now everything has to get into one checked bag and a carry on that pass BA weight and size […]
On your mark . . .
Can’t believe it’s been 6 years since I’ve used WordPress. Not that mi esposa and I haven’t been on the road — with the exception of the “COVID Era” — we have been to Europe a few times, up to Cambria and the Central Coast in California several times, and over to Hawaii to visit […]
Time to go home
Sitting in a Starbucks on the corner of Edgeware Road and Seymour Street in London. Flying home this afternoon with mixed feelings. It will be nice to sleep in my own bed after 3 1/2 weeks of travel. But, I will miss the adventure and exploration that comes with being on the road in foreign […]
London -British National Gallery, a must see.
The National Gallery is an art museum located on Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster in Central London. It was founded in 1824 and houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. It occasionally has gems from earlier periods as well. Amazingly, it is open the the public, […]
Hyde Park, City of Westminster – another autumn in London
This will be the fifth year that autumn will find us in London, staying at a hotel a little bit north of the Marble Arch. One might ask why go so regularly to London when there is so much more of Europe to see. The simple answer? There is so much more of London, and […]
Free at last, free at last!
There are lots of things to like and appreciate about the organized tours that are sold by tour companies. You generally see a lot more of the country/ies that you travel through than you would on your own. And knowledgeable tour directors and local tour guides (usually not one and the same person due to […]
Gearing up!
It’s been a while since I posted here, but we’re getting ready to leave on another trip and it’s time to warm up my fingers. This will probably be our longest trek in terms of time, and maybe distance, too. First stop is Lisbon on the “organized tour” segment of this trip. Four nights there […]
Minding One’s “Ps” and “Qs”
So there are a few small things that, for me, really differentiate life in England and life at home. The key word for the first of these is “pedestrians.” As in people crossing the street. You think the challenge of people vs. cars vs. traffic signals is interesting in the U.S.? I’m not sure it […]
London on foot – the home stretch
We head east on Piccadilly towards the Circus, which is really just the roundabout where Regent Street, Shaftesbury Street, and Piccadilly Street (along with a couple of smaller streets) converge. That said, this entire area is something akin to a circus – bright lights, milling crowds, lots of noise. I guess all that’s missing is […]
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