CarolM
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I found this under your link Linda. So thank you. A very Happy Birthday Adam. Have an awesome 3 day birthday.Good morning CDR!
And for @Tidgy’s Dad...
I found this under your link Linda. So thank you. A very Happy Birthday Adam. Have an awesome 3 day birthday.Good morning CDR!
And for @Tidgy’s Dad...
EnjoyGood Morning/Afternoon all.
Up early this morning to soon depart for a drive to southern Maryland to kayak on Mattawoman Creek. It’s an interesting area, part of the creek meanders through a large boggy, marsh area complete with eagles, beaver, otters American Lotus and more....whereas the opposite end widens up, has a lot more waterfowl, eagles and eventually joins the mighty Potomac River. So, depending on the route one can really encounter a vast array of “stuff”.
The paddle plan (pix below) today is to head toward the Potomac - unless it’s way windy...the marshy area is much more protected.
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Stunning places.Good afternoon all. It’s been wet, wet, wet here in the south east today and it’s due to get wetter.
JoesDad and I have spent today in London. It’s the annual Open City weekend when around 800 buildings, both ancient and modern, that the public cannot normally visit are open free of charge.
This year we visited 5, so postcards will be split across more than one post.
Our opening visit was to the brand new Bloomberg building ... it even has a Roman temple in the basement which we visited last year. Designed to be eco friendly and base for their 4000 staff monitoring and reporting on the financial markets.
It is stunning!
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View of St Paul’s Cathedral
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View towards the Leadenhall Building aka the Cheese Grater due to its sloping side (see later)
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Well today has been a really good day. As hubby brought home something that I thought was lost. @Kristoff thank thank thank you. It totally made my day.
Then i went to High Tea at the Table Bay Hotel. So I took some pics to share with the ladies who like their high tea. It was very filling and very yummy.
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday. And did I tell I got my postcard from Lena. Just in case I didn't let me tell you that I got my postcard from Lens all the way from Denmark. Jarrod asked me who was sending me stuff from Denmark very surprised. So I said from one of my friends. Then he acts all surprised that I even have friends. Just like his father and likes to push the buttons. [emoji85] View attachment 252191View attachment 252192View attachment 252193View attachment 252194View attachment 252195View attachment 252196View attachment 252197View attachment 252198View attachment 252199View attachment 252200View attachment 252201View attachment 252202
Well today has been a really good day. As hubby brought home something that I thought was lost. @Kristoff thank thank thank you. It totally made my day.
Then i went to High Tea at the Table Bay Hotel. So I took some pics to share with the ladies who like their high tea. It was very filling and very yummy.
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday. And did I tell I got my postcard from Lena. Just in case I didn't let me tell you that I got my postcard from Lena all the way from Denmark. Jarrod asked me who was sending me stuff from Denmark very surprised. So I said from one of my friends. Then he acts all surprised that I even have friends. Just like his father and likes to push the buttons. [emoji85] View attachment 252191View attachment 252192View attachment 252193View attachment 252194View attachment 252195View attachment 252196View attachment 252197View attachment 252198View attachment 252199View attachment 252200View attachment 252201View attachment 252202
Lol. I know right. Can only be africa.WHAAAAAT?????!!!! Seriously? It reached you? I’m so surprised. And, hey, it only took... four months? [emoji33][emoji6] We’d better start our TORTOISE gift exchange soon... [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
I’m so happy though!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE bread, so those finger sandwiches and all that other bread-type stuff just looks so good to me. YUM!!!!!Well today has been a really good day. As hubby brought home something that I thought was lost. @Kristoff thank thank thank you. It totally made my day.
Then i went to High Tea at the Table Bay Hotel. So I took some pics to share with the ladies who like their high tea. It was very filling and very yummy.
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday. And did I tell I got my postcard from Lena. Just in case I didn't let me tell you that I got my postcard from Lena all the way from Denmark. Jarrod asked me who was sending me stuff from Denmark very surprised. So I said from one of my friends. Then he acts all surprised that I even have friends. Just like his father and likes to push the buttons. [emoji85] View attachment 252191View attachment 252192View attachment 252193View attachment 252194View attachment 252195View attachment 252196View attachment 252197View attachment 252198View attachment 252199View attachment 252200View attachment 252201View attachment 252202
London has quite the mixture of new and old. I love your pictures.Next up was the viewing gallery of The Cheese Grater... views would have been improved in the sunshine!
Looking south: Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast with The Shard, London’s tallest building, just sneaking in behind The Walkie Talkie
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Looking west with St Paul’s just visible through the mist
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Coming down in the glass lift looking towards St Helen’s church (see later)
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And exiting the building looking towards the famous Lloyd’s building designed by Richard Rogers who also designed the Pompidou Centre in Paris. I used to work for Lloyd’s ... it’s the major international insurance market where ships, satellites and all things expensive get insured.
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That is so neat! Don't tear it down to make way for progress. . . just build around it!Next up one of the oldest churches in London, St Helen’s.
It is medieval (15th century) and was the church for a convent next door which now houses St Helen’s Place (see next post)
However, Henry VIII fell out with the Pope and had all the convents and monasteries closed keeping their land and money for himself. The church survived and became a protestant Church of England church.
It survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 and even survived both World Wars with no more than a couple of broken windows.
Then, in 1992, the IRA bombed the Baltic Exchange and this poor church was badly damaged with the pressure blowing out windows and blowing the roof off.
The church underwent significant repair with things being salvaged where they could.
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Stand for the Lord Mayor’s ceremonial sword when he attends services!
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Memorial to a merchant from 1594 who established trade with Turkey.
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Hi, first time for me in this dark room, sorry for interrupting, does anyone know when will be this photo contest and amazing calendar that I heard of?
A very late good morning to all of you and a very Happy Birthday to Adam @tidgysdad
Rain has finally reached us so it’s a lazy indoor Saturday... I’ve got a porkloin on the smoker and and a couple of good books. Read ya later!