On our way to Iceland, my friend Ann and I flew from Love Field to LaGuardia. We stayed on 39th St. at one of the budget Pod Hotels. Pod has two hotels in the city and a new one in Brooklyn. These Pod hotels are very affordable and all the city pods have associated restaurants…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You must be logged in to post a comment.