A coupe of weekends ago I visited the Mayfield Lavender open weekend with Meagen, I meant to write about it at the time, but didn’t get around to it. No problem, Diamond Geezer also visited and wrote up the visit in more detail than I’d get around to here. While there we helped collect Rosemary …
Category Archives: London
Monumental science
It’s not commonly known that the Monument in London was constructed not only to commemorate the great fire, but also as a scientific laboratory. Two of the great scientists of the day, Hooke and Newton performed experiments in basic physics and materials science. Yesterday evening, some physicists, myself included from Queen Mary University visited with …
Labyrinth at Dagenham Heathway
A little over a week ago the labyrinth plaque was installed on the platform at Dagenham Heathway. Designed by Mark Wallinger, these art installations are part of the TFL 150 years celebrations. I wonder how long the Dagenham piece will last?
Amsterdam.
The flight from Southend Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol is surprisingly quick. Barely have you got comfortable in the seat with your book open, and easyjet have given up trying to sell you bacon rolls, and you’re about to land again. We stayed in an Airbnb place in the Emmastraat area of Amsterdam, a 4th floor …
The Shard
At 309.6 meters high, The Shard dwarfs other London high-rises, and seems to curiously move around the London sky-line – never quite being where you expect it when viewed from afar. When it’s officially open to the public on Feb 1st, access to the viewing platforms on the 69th and 72nd floors will cost £25 …