A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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7/21/06 Yet Another Dead Dude On A Pedastal This morning we caught a bus over to the Thames River, where we purchased tickets for a river cruise down the Thames to Greenwich. It was a push to get to the dock in time, with the bus coming to a dead stop multiple times in traffic, … Read More “Greenwich Mean Time and YADDOAP” »
7/20/06 It is hot. At 6:00 AM the temp in our room was still above 80. I showered and went down to the counter to complain. The manager said he would put us in a different room if we made sure everything is packed before leaving on our tour. I feel a little weird having … Read More “Stonehenge and Bath” »
7/19/06 London is the the midst of a heat wave and drought. After; yesterday’s close encounter in theTube, it was time to get out of the city crowds. Today we had an organized tour with the Trafalgar group to Stratford-upon-Avon, and we were hoping for fewer crowds and cooler temps. At least the crowds part … Read More “Stratford-Upon-Avon” »
7/18/06 I don’t know why I bothered to get cleaned up for the theater. The Tube trip to the Theatre District was the hottest, most uncomfortable subway ride I’ve ever taken. At each station, more people pushed into our already impossible crowded car. Each time, I couldn’t see how anyone else could get on, but … Read More “Donkey’s Years” »
Is there any mayonaise involved? Heard completely out of context outside a London Theatre, spoken with an American accent.
7/18/06 We got a slower start this morning. I got dressed more quickly than Laura, and headed down to the hotel coffee shop where I could get Internet access (at an incredibly exhorbitant price) and post some updates. My brief 15 minute account wouldn’t let me upload any photos, so readers will have to wait. … Read More “British Museum” »
Finding an Internet connection has been quite a challenge. I’ve been typing daily posts on my Palm Lifedrive, but have no way of uploading them. I can’t find a computer that reads SD cards. That means I can’t upload any images, either. There will be a glut of posts and pictures upon our return. Laura … Read More “London Update” »
7/17/06 There will always be the inevitible comparisons between my trip of twenty years ago and this one. The most obvious is that twenty years ago I was broke. I may wince at the prices this time around, but at least this time I think I might be able to have a decent meal every … Read More “The Blue Lagoon” »
7/17/06 Good night of sleep, continental breakfast, and we were ready for our first tour of London. Until this point I really hadn’t gotten the feel that I was in another country. For all of our walks around Kensington yesterday, it was almost just like last summer in Philadelphia. Buildings were close together, people talked … Read More “Regal London” »
Kensington 7/16/06 This past weekend in Greenville it seemed that we were constantly running into people we know. At those locations where we did see friends good things seemed to follow. We didn’t see anyone we knew at the airport the first time we tried to leave Greenville, so one must concluded that there is … Read More “Dinner with Friends in London” »