August 17, 2004
Cardigan Bay
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I went to Wales recently. We drove through torrential rain to a soggy Aberystwyth where I walked up a hill and took this picture. We also had fish and chips in Aberystwyth - it cost as much, if not more, than it would cost in London. For Cod, chips, pea and a mug of tea x2 it cost £12. Blimey.
I don't recommend Aberystwyth.
August 14, 2004
Outdoor Opera
You join me now at Kenwood House,Hampstead Heath in North London. English Hertitage put on outdoor concerts covering the whole gamut of musical taste - from easy listening to opera. Ok, Helen corrects me and points out that there isn't any nu-metal, or anything very modern. But it is an extremely pleasant evening, with friends, wine and food.
August 12, 2004
Optimism
The problem with optimism is it feels like you're just kidding yourself. I like the sense of optimism this picture projects, but I can't subscribe to it.
August 10, 2004
August 09, 2004
Brilliant Trees
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Trees don't really fail to impress me, ever. This one (the big one at the back), at Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, looks stunning and has seen some history. Bletchley Park is where Alan Turing et al deciphered the German Enigma machine encoding during the second world war. This tree was there before, during and after that event.
As I rode the bus down Camden Road, I wondered why almost everyone likes trees, and tried to imagine what London would look like without our friends, the trees. Pretty awful is my guess. I don't remember seeing so many trees in LA. They definately soften the concrete. I suppose winter is as close as you'd get to seeing London without trees. kinda.
Check out these tree facts at Trees for London.
