15092016 ArcelorMittal Orbit, Slide, QE Olympic Park, Stratford
Today was the last day of my yearly ticket to the ArcelorMittal Orbit. I had not gone as many times as I had hoped, in order to get the value from my ticket, so I decided I would go today. The weather was sunny and warm, a good day for sightseeing, but not so for […]
04092016 350yr Anniversary of Great Fire London 1666
Well, I went to see the the Commemorative Burn for the Anniversary. Staged on the Thames in front of the O X O Building. At the beginning I was a but disappointed that there was no attempt to provide information for the many people waiting to see the spectacle. There was confusion as to when […]
03092016 350th Anniversary of Great Fire London
Well, what a serendipitious day. I went to find the venue for tomorrow’s Great Fire Burn. I found Alley and Chris, well they found me first but I didn’t know it. We met again at the top of the Monument. We chatted about many things, not just the weather!!Tourist sights, fossils and serendipityology among the […]