The Wallace Collection is at Hertford House in Manchester Square at the end of Duke Street. The square is just a few blocks from the Bond Street tube station. Kristine and I had to cross Wigmore Street on our way to The Wallace Collection. Wigmore Street was the scene of the theft of Kristine’s phone via…
Month: June 2017
Travel, Vacation
Exploring the Victoria and Albert Museum
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Beautiful entrance to the V and A: Highly idealized sculptures of Victoria and Albert: The first picture is of an intricate iron grate, the second a floating work of smashed instruments, and the third is a miniature of a room from a beautiful estate. Definitely a favorite of ours since we snapped away for a…
Travel, Vacation
Exploring Waterloo
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Thanks to my friends Ian Fletcher and Kristine Hughes Patrone, I had my own private tour of Waterloo from an author and battlefield expert as well as a Duke of Wellington expert. What an awesome 2 days! “La Belle Alliance” is the farmhouse and buildings where Wellington met Blucher (the Prussian general), who was late…
Travel, Vacation
Exploring Chelsea and Belgravia
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Continuing our London 2017 adventures– Kristine and I rented a flat on the edge of Chelsea/Fulham: –The flat was located above a shop on King’s Road and it was very nice–2 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, kitchen, dining and living area. Airbnb did not disappoint. We were a few blocks away from the Fulham/Broadway tube stop…
Travel, Vacation
Exploring Winchester
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Kristine Hughes Patrone of Number One London and I spent 2 weeks in London (she is still there now conducting two tours). On one of the days we took the train to Winchester and met Beth Elliott, a Regency romance author who had come from outside Basingstoke. Beth has visited Winchester many times and showed…
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