A Templar Castle and Tanneries
On the hill opposite the Old Cathedral stands a Templar Castle, and we also visited the former tanneries in the old town which are about the same age as the castle. READ MORE
Walking along the River Segre in Lleida
It is good to take time out from sightseeing, and you can do this by walking along the River Segre in Lleida. READ MORE
Two museums in Lleida
It was time to engage the brain and so we visited, on different days, museums in Lleida. READ MORE
Calle Mayor in Lleida
This was the main shopping street in the old town, and just a few minutes away from the Parador. The street is pedestrianised, and nearly 4 kms long! Day two dawned and I... READ MORE
The New Cathedral in Lleida
The New Cathedral in Lleida is impressive, and interesting, but the old Cathedral is remarkable, and stays in the memory. This was the best I could do to capture the frontage because the... READ MORE
The Old Cathedral in Lleida
We wanted to revisit the Old Cathedral in Lleida, and that was the main reason of coming to the town. We walked up the hill from the Parador, but there is also a... READ MORE
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Well, if there was an ‘Old Church’ it follows there is a ‘New Church’. St Pancras New Church was completed in 1822, ‘..the exterior adapted from Greek models..’, i.e. a 19C Greek temple. It was built on the south side … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Day 7, Bedford Square (no.40)
‘Torrington and Woburn Squares are also great ornaments to the neighbourhood..’, says Mr Bradshaw, but oddly he doesn’t mention Bedford Square.
Trafalgar Square, 10 December 2013
Today was Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service in Johannesburg. I followed the service on TV and then went into London. Around South Africa House everyone was talking about Mandela. It was a disturbing day, and in the evening I found myself … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Day 7, Russell Square and Queen’s Square (No.39)
I explored this route twice, once on a sunny afternoon and once at the end of the day, so the photographs reflect the different light at these times. Russell Square was part of a grand redevelopment plan by the Earls … Continued
Colours in December
I was in London today, with Mr Bradshaw on Day 7 – after 11 months! The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day, with these incredible colours.
Eltham Palace
This is the last daily post in the NaBloPoMo Challenge (what a name!) and I thought I would cheer myself up by remembering a beautiful Sunday, just a month ago.
Bradshaw, St George’s Church, & the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Mr Bradshaw introduced me to St George’s, Bloomsbury, ‘..the church with the peculiar steeple built by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1730..’.
Evening Colour with Bradshaw
Mr Bradshaw’s tour around Bloomsbury and Russell Squares has given me some ideas for little, detailed posts, but I need some more photographs and it will be a few days before I go into London. I committed to a post … Continued