Welcome to my first entry in the 2017 A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is the 1st Duke of Wellington, sometimes known as the Iron Duke. As the Challenge progresses, hopefully you will learn a few things about the man–born Arthur Wellesley, who defeated Napoleon for good at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815–by…
The April 2016 A to Z Challenge is finished–my third A to Z Challenge to be completed–and I am happy about this because I often sign up for blogging challenges and then do nothing. I mean nothing–except for this challenge. I chose the topic of Ernest Hemingway (EMH) this year, after no set topic the…
When I was traveling recently on The Duke of Wellington Tour, I took about 1,600 pictures. What to do with all of those pictures? Many of my favorites I have used in earlier posts. I was going to guest post on Number One London, and had decided to share some of my favorite art and…
The first adventure for The Duke of Wellington Tour was a private, yes, private tour of Apsley House. I had been to Apsley House twice, but was eager to see what the private tour entailed. Boy, was I ever happy when I learned as part of a private tour, we could snap all the pictures…
A couple of weeks ago I left DFW and arrived at Heathrow to begin The Duke of Wellington Tour presented by Victoria Hinshaw and Kristine Hughes Patrone of Number One London. I arrived a couple of days early so I could see some places I had not been before and see parts of the city I had…
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