My foot has been bothering me a lot and this morning when the Professor lay out today's walk, my spirits sank. In the end, I stayed at the flat and he went exploring on his own. He has some wonderful pictures and of course selfishly I want him to take me to all of the places that
I missed today.
Doner Kebab
This is just a sign on a door that we saw as we were walking in our
neighborhood.
.I was enchanted by the gate into the garden before I saw the house.
The house was a day dream house as well.
My foot has been bothering me a lot and this morning when the Professor lay out today's walking plan, my spirits sank. In the end, I stayed at the flat and he went exploring on his own. He has some wonderful pictures and of course selfishly I want him to take me to all of the places that
I missed today.
Thank goodness for the internet. Otherwise I would know next to nothing
about what we see in London. The arch shown above is the Marble Arch.
It was designed by John Nash in 1827 to be the state entrance to Buckingham Palace;
it stood near the the well known balcony where kings and queens have appeared for generations
"In 1851 it was relocated and following the widening of Park Lane in the
early 1960s
is now sited, isolated and incongruously, on a large traffic
island at the junction of
around London so much, it has had a busy history. I assume everyone likes it
where it is currently located.
This refers to Arthur Wellesley who led the British to eventual victory over
Napoleon. You will probably immediately recognize that this is not the
Duke himself but is Achilles dressed or undressed for battle.
Achilles was created by the sculptor Richard Westmacott.
It was produced from melted-down captured enemy cannon.
At first glance I thought that this was a tribute to Joan of Arc. However, as
you can see, I was completely wrong. It is a monument to honor
the men of the Cavalry of the Empire. specifically
those who fought in WW I and WW II
Peter Pan
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