Sadly, thanks to a combination of limited camera and unwillingness to cross a wide and busy street, you’ll have to click-and-enlarge this photo to spot the graffiti on that brick building wall just to the…
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When a man is tired of London, said Samuel Johnson, he is tired of life. So I won’t say I’m tired of London — which wouldn’t be true, in any case — but I will…
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on the summer boardwalk by the Thames “beach” We had a full, busy day yesterday, here in London. After a hearty English breakfast here at the hotel, we headed off to the Tate Modern to…
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We spent Friday morning at the National Portrait Gallery, one of my favourite institutions in London. We saw two photograph exhibitions, one the work of E.O. Hoppé, and the other focusing on Ida Kar. Both…
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This is the sort of delightful surprise that makes walking in London so rewarding. Camels as supports for benches? All along the riverfront, these never fail to make me smile. . . . by the…
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