Poppies in the Moat, Tower of London
Canterbury Tales
I’d never been to Canterbury before last week and that’s a shame as it is a lovely place. Even better was that the sun came out after nearly three months with enough rain to make Russell Crowe consider building a boat. The heart of Canterbury is the cathedral. I made the mistake of assuming that …
Much Maligned Birmingham
I’ve decided that Birmingham gets a bad rap. This last weekend Helen and I spent the weekend there, ostensibly to visit our younger son who is studying at university there but also as a chance to spend a weekend away. And Birmingham is really not as bad as people make out. In fact it is …
Mary Rose Exhibition, Portsmouth
Having lived and studied in Portsmouth for four years I have been down to the historic dockyard a number of times and seen the Mary Rose. While it has been undergoing its restoration over the last 30 years it has been housed in what was little more than a plastic hanger. That has now changed …