3 Generations of Tudor Monarchs at London’s National Portrait Gallery
King Henry VIII One afternoon in London we popped into the National Portrait Gallery, a wing of London’s National Gallery museum (housing–do we need to [Read More…]
AuthorChuck Ros
Dance Lessons in London
For Christmas a couple of years ago I gave Lori a package of a half-dozen dance lessons at our local Arthur Murray studio back home [Read More…]
Power Touring the British Museum
The British Museum, London At one point, the British Empire covered a quarter of the globe. Think about that for a moment: at the height [Read More…]
Famous Traveler, Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens – Bet You Didn’t Think He Looked Like This(from George C Scott as Ebeneezer Scrooge(from tvtropes.com) Did you know A Christmas Carol was [Read More…]
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
The Sign of the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Somewhere along the line, we’ve set the goal of visiting each of the 10 pubs on this [Read More…]
How The Victorians Defined Our Modern Christmas, Part 2
Christmas Tree in Covent Garden, London We pick up where we left off yesterday with… Christmas Cards The First Christmas Card(click to enlarge) Perhaps no [Read More…]
How The Victorians Defined Our Modern Christmas, Part 1
Christmas Display at Harrods in London Happy Black Friday, everyone! May your deals be plentiful and sweet, and may your checkout lines move quickly! We [Read More…]
Old Spitalfields vs. Petticoat Lane Markets, London
Old Spitalfields Market, London’s East End If shopping is on your to-do list when visiting London, you can either spend your pounds the conventional [Read More…]
Dinosaurs and Architecture at London’s Natural History Museum
London’s Natural History Museum (and Ice Skating Rink) I confess I wasn’t particularly looking forward to visiting the Natural History Museum in London. While I [Read More…]
London’s Sherlock Holmes Museum
221B Baker Street, London One summer when I was a kid, I picked up a copy of “The Complete Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan [Read More…]