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Bridges to London: V&A re-redux
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. I have a feeling there will be a lot of "revisited" titles in my posts from here on out. I've made it to all the "big ticket" tourist sites, and some I'm satisfied with, but others I know I'll want to see again before I leave. Sunday it was the Victoria and Albert Museum. As you can see by the picture, third time was a charm and I finally found the cleverly-hidden musical instruments gallery. It was worth. The hunt. An amazing array—surprise! Just a Plane Ride Away. Dreaming...
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Bridges to London: March 2013
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Saturday, March 23, 2013. Whole lotta history going on. At the risk of making this a blog only about museums. I was in another one last weekend that reminded me, quality-wise, of the great ones in London. Although this monument is pretty firmly rooted in the land of e-pluribus-unum, and even more deeply, in the good old Lone Star State. I have been meaning to make a trip up IH-35 to Austin with museums as the focus for some time, and finally decided that the last weekend of SxSW. While those rows and row...
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Bridges to London: War Memorial Central--west
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. War Memorial Central- west. Living, as I do, in a city that has its own Cenotaph. War memorials that remind me of London aren't exactly scarce in my experience. But I recently got a mega-dose by visiting a series of these structures in connection with an evening at the Symphony. The large center in the background of this photo is our newly renovated Tobin Center, which I've blogged about over on Hometown Tourist. Look for more views of the plaza in general at Hometown Tourist.
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Bridges to London: Go! Spurs! Go! [and a book recommendation]
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013. And a book recommendation]. How could I not be reminded of London when I saw this football supporters' flag on the wall in my daughter's Austin home? She and her boyfriend are big fans of Tottenham Hotspur. The north London club usually referred to by a nickname familiar in another sport to folks here in South Texas. I mean, when you root for the Spurs. It's a dark and disturbing, yet wonderfully-written urban fantasy set—surprise! Plus some fantastic scenes are set in Harrod...
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Bridges to London: Our capital has good museums, too!
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Saturday, May 10, 2014. Our capital has good museums, too! Last week I was in Washington, D.C. for a librarians' meeting and was able to take a couple of extra days to sightsee when it was over. Since it had been a while since I had been to a really big, wear-yourself-out museum, that's what I opted for on my free Saturday. Two, in fact: our National Gallery of Art. We seem to feel the need to add the prepositional phrase, whereas the British don't) and our National Museum of Natural History. But the mus...
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Bridges to London: Whole lotta history going on
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Saturday, March 23, 2013. Whole lotta history going on. At the risk of making this a blog only about museums. I was in another one last weekend that reminded me, quality-wise, of the great ones in London. Although this monument is pretty firmly rooted in the land of e-pluribus-unum, and even more deeply, in the good old Lone Star State. I have been meaning to make a trip up IH-35 to Austin with museums as the focus for some time, and finally decided that the last weekend of SxSW. While those rows and row...
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Bridges to London: Bike reminder
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Monday, February 16, 2015. Walking across the University of Texas at Austin campus the other day, I happened to see a series of signs that reminded me of the various cycle-related signs. I saw in the UK:. For some reason, whenever there are a lot of bikes around, they get especially touchy about where you park them! Note the text on the sign is in burnt orange. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Imperial War Museum Duxford. London Natural History Museum.
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Bridges to London: February 2015
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Monday, February 16, 2015. Walking across the University of Texas at Austin campus the other day, I happened to see a series of signs that reminded me of the various cycle-related signs. I saw in the UK:. For some reason, whenever there are a lot of bikes around, they get especially touchy about where you park them! Note the text on the sign is in burnt orange. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Imperial War Museum Duxford. London Natural History Museum.
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Hometown Tourist: Adirondack history: part 1
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Friday, August 14, 2015. Adirondack history: part 1. Upstate New York isn't just rich in scenery. Lots of important history happened up here, too. And besides, just ordinary life in the area has been pretty interesting through the years as well. One of the best places to learn about this everyday life history is the Adirondack Museum. Near Blue Mountain Lake. I showed you this museum's scenic setting in my last post. So now it's time to explore some of its history exhibits. The wetlands up here are used ...
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Bridges to London: A wonder of the modern world....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008. A wonder of the modern world. It truly is a wondrous system, and we learned a lot about its history (and had several burning questions answered) by visiting the London Transport Museum. Did you know that the Thames at one time was so crowded with boat traffic, both freight and passenger, that there were frequent collisions? People either walked to work, or, later, as the city grew, took the bus. (You won't be horse-drawn in a modern London bus, but the double-. One of our most...
