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Henry VIII’s Candy Land and Dancing With the Brits

Henry VIII’s Candy Land and Dancing With the Brits

We first spot the garden of Hampton Court from the window of one of its grand staterooms. It beckons us. We’ve already passed through Henry VIII’s Great Hall lined with fading floor-to-ceiling tapestries, site of great dinners where plenty of wine was poured and the gossip of the day flowed. With six … Continue reading →

Posted on 17 July, 2011 by Robin · Leave a comment

Birthplace of BritPop and Rudyard Kipling’s Cave

Birthplace of BritPop and Rudyard Kipling’s Cave

Lonely Planet describes the Engineer as one of London’s first gastropubs. It is in North London and not far from where I am now, in Kilburn, so I decide to go for a late lunch. Ugo has gone to work and left me in her gorgeous, renovated flat. When I … Continue reading →

Posted on 17 July, 2011 by Robin · Leave a comment

More Art History and a Shopping Mecca

More Art History and a Shopping Mecca

There is a 100-foot column split in two on display in theVictoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. Naina and I can’t imagine how it got there. It takes the breath of any visitor who enters the cast gallery. Except this isn’t a cast it is the real thing. A Roman … Continue reading →

Posted on 14 July, 2011 by Robin · Leave a comment

Beefeaters Do Show Tunes and Brushes with Fame and Infamy

Beefeaters Do Show Tunes and Brushes with Fame and Infamy

We aren’t sure if we are watching a marching band at the Macy’s Day Parade or the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace when we hear the James Bond theme music, followed by “Goldfinger” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” But we are definitely in front of Buckingham Palace watching the guys … Continue reading →

Posted on 13 July, 2011 by Robin · Leave a comment
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