Monthly Archives: September 2018
Parting Shots
After a morning spent doing nothing much, we finally decided to check out the neighbourhood. Which happens to be the home of the 2012 Olympic Games. Yes, the ones where Great Britain beat us in pretty much everything. Anyway, when it’s the last day of your holiday, and you have a tower thingy with a […]
Last Days in London
With just two days left, it was time to cram in everything we hadn’t done yet. Of course, this is impossible in London, but we gave it a good bash. We decided to divide and conquer in the morning by heading to two different museums, then meeting up in the afternoon This warranted a flow […]
Sunday in the Park in Bloomsbury
Our final City Race was held in the streets, parks and squares of elegant Bloomsbury, on a pleasant Sunday morning. We started from Birkbeck University at Torrington Square – coincidentally, exactly where Ian’s great grandfather and other family members lived for many years. He could have watched the whole event from his front doorstep. No […]
London Old and New
The City Race on Saturday was an Urban race rather than a sprint, ie longer legs in a less complex area. Starting in Bermondsey again, we were initially moaning about the 2 km walk to the Start. That is, until we actually did it. We followed the Thames Path along the south embankment, ducking through […]
City Racing
It was the annual London City Race which had drawn us here, along with the chance to revisit a place which has undergone massive changes in the past two decades; and to visit the East End places where Ian’s family once lived. Besides, no-one really needs an excuse to visit London, do they? The City […]
Taking Flight
Today’s excursion was to a very different part of London – the shiny new Docklands. Finally the sun appeared, and it was a glorious day. Again, the development all over this area is astonishing. We got off at North Greenwich, which is right next to the O2 stadium, which resembles a rather large pincushion, or […]
East Enders
We bid farewell to Chatham, after a stay of about 24 hours. Relieved that the long walk to the station was mostly downhill this time, we boarded a high speed train to London. Thirty minutes later we arrived at the huge Stratford International station, built for the 2012 Olympics and adjacent to the new Olympic […]
Learning the Ropes
Five am. My alarm rings. I roll over, trying to pretend that it’s not our final morning on the cruise, and that we are not about to get evicted. Our packed suitcases tell a different story, and reluctantly we dress, eat our last breakfast, and bid farewell. We turn in our cruise cards (only figuratively, […]
A Walk In Cork and a Rove Around Cobh (Includes Quiz Question with Prize!)
Our last port of call was Cobh (pronounced “Cove”), in southern Ireland. Sadly the weather closed in, and rain was forecast throughout the day. Both tired after the last couple of days, it took us a while to get going, and we didn’t step off the ship until late morning. No-one could say Cobh port […]
Dublin and the Whiffy Liffey
Overnight we left the UK and sailed for Ireland, so we ditched our pounds and replaced them with euros. The morning dawned fine and sunny, so it was off the ship and in to Dublin Town. We walked along the north bank of the Liffey, looking at the numerous bridges. I have never seen a […]
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