Sir Isaac Newton outside of the British Library
with the Professor
All Souls Church on Euston
From far away the church looks almost as if it fits into the cove
created
by the BBC building.
The British Library with the roof of St Pancras station
behind it.
Of course, shots of the interior of the London Center
belong right next to the British library.
Above is the room where we dine.
These pictures were taken in #27. Twenty-seven is
the real show piece.
Our flat is in #29 where all of the staircases are
white.
This more humble room is where the students
dine/eat.
The library
This is a statue of St Volodymyr
Ruler of Ukraine 980-1015
The house you can see in the background is an
official house representing Ukraine
One of many statues in Holland Park
I really would like this bench in my backyard
some day.
The building behind me is a shop filled with ceramics
made by local artists. The building itself
is really interesting.
Very formal gardens are part of the large park.
Here the gardeners were removing the
tulips in order to put in summer flowers.
The building behind me is a shop filled with ceramics
made by local artists. The building itself
is really interesting.
We do not know who this peacock was courting
but he certainly wanted to strut his stuff.
While we were walking about in the park we had several people ask us for directions.
One woman wanted to know where the opera house was. An easy pointing of the finger.
Two young women also came up to us and asked for directions. I said that we didn't know. The Professor directed them to a map of the park.
When they were gone I said, "I thought they asked us where the peacocks were. That seems a bit odd."
Professor, "No, they wanted to know where the cafe was."
Me: "My hearing must be getting really bad."
The reality is that my hearing is getting worse as I age.
A moment later as we were walking along we heard a loud squawk. We looked over a fence and there was a magnificent peacock keeping two women company. We took pictures then walked further along and found the Japanese Garden which was full of peacocks and peahens.
Me: "I guess my hearing isn't as bad as I thought. Those women were asking about the peacocks."
The Professor, in all seriousness: "No, they weren't. They wanted to know where the cafe was."
It is so fun to be married to the Professor. :o)
If you look behind me you will see not only two women
talking about dance but a single peacock.
He was the first of many that we saw.
The pictures below are hidden in the arcade behind
me in the above picture.
Unfortunately no peanuts in my pocket.
Next time I will be better prepared.
Lord Holland for whom the park is named.
"Holland Park is about 22 hectares (54 acres) in area [2]
and is considered one of the most romantic and peaceful parks of West
London. The northern half or so of the park is semi-wild woodland, the
central section around the ruins of Holland House is more formal with
several garden areas, and the southernmost section is used for sport. Holland House is now a fragmentary ruin, having been devastated by incendiary bombing in 1940"
Apparently this quite real looking statue is simply
of a man walking around Holland Park
Lunch today celebrating the Professor's birthday.
A buffet at a vegetarian Indian restaurant.
It was decoratively displayed and was very
good as well.
When we left the restaurant we discovered that it was hailing
outside. Since we decided to wait for the storm
to pass or turn into rain, I tried to get a picture through the
window of how
good the food looked in the buffet.
Taken in Kensington Gardens on our way
back from Church. There suddenly is purple
in so many places.
A neighboring restaurant
The British Broadcasting Corporation
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