Tag: Duke of Wellington

Scottish Retreat Part 6 — Seeing Glasgow

Scottish Retreat Part 2: Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle

As “Artie” loyalists, unlike some others we know, the first order of business was to check out the Duke’s statue in Edinburgh. No, this is not the famous one we shall see in a future post, but it is a wonderful Wellington equestrian statue nonetheless. Unfortunately, the Duke and Copenhagen are a bit splattered with…

Exploring Chelsea and Belgravia

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…