As I mentioned in the last post we were at Tower Bridge close to Heather’s birthday (and mine), and so we’d actually made a weekend of it. We’d had dinner in a restaurant the night before and been in a hotel for that early bridge start. So we had the rest of Saturday and Sunday to enjoy, and had decided to take in some culture. Continue reading
Back in Tower Bridge. As I briefly mentioned, it happens to be Heather’s favourite bridge, so I thought she deserved to see bit more of it as a little birthday treat. Which is why we found ourselves on a cold Saturday morning, standing outside the engine rooms, ready for a Continue reading …
Yes, it’s that time of year again. A bit slow with the post here to track, but the best advent calendar is back!
A visit to the great castle of the capital. Continue reading
The saw Heather and I enjoy a weekend break in the big city centre of London, where we got up to touristy things. More on the later, but the Saturday began with me heading into London (relatively) early in the morning laden with bags, and using the office as a Continue reading …
What to do on a sunny afternoon than go and see some sport. So that’s exactly what Heather and I did back in September—though not the sort that makes it much onto TV—jousting. Continue reading
Catch up you fool! Well, okay. I’m trying my best. So this post is only two whole months late! Anyway, as per tradition, Heather and I went to Rochester and around the castle, which was good. Oh, and we found a new spot for lunch in Peggotty’s Parlour because the Continue reading …
Having been at the end of July, August saw us in the more familiar surrounds of another bit of coast, with some time in Hastings.
A trip to Brighton, mainly for the music, but with an electric railway and shops thrown in. Continue reading
Somehow it’s August September October, which means there’s things I’ve failed miserably to write about, and a little catchup is in order. Most of it, to be honest, is music orientated, which will follow in another post. But first…