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Old 08-03-2008, 06:16 PM
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The first pic is Hellesdon Mill ...

Norfolk Mills - Hellesdon watermill

... the church is St Mary's Church, Hellesdon.

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Old 08-03-2008, 08:11 PM
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I love the Cherry Blossom too!........this is adjacent to Kings College in the beautiful City of Cambridge last Easter
Beautiful photo - and speaking of Spring - I will add the bright, brilliant green of an English spring as something guaranteed to lift the spirits of any visitor to Britain.
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Old 08-03-2008, 08:15 PM
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Yorkshire Puddings:



These are my own puds - fresh from the oven.

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Oh...delicious..

Where is the roast beef?
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Old 08-03-2008, 08:25 PM
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It is. I thoroughly agree with you there Tim.
There's a lot that could be said to be wrong with it if you were looking for problems, but that's easily outweighed by all the wonderful things about it.

And there are so many Londons, all interweaved and overlaid, you can find just about whatever experience you're looking for.

Roman London, Elizabethan, Victorian, wartime, sixties, modern.
The London of Jack the Ripper, ghostly, Dickensian, Sherlock Holmes.
The London of Literature, poetry, architecture, artistic London.
Royal London, religious, carnival, parades.
Musical London, from the Rolling Stones to classical music via punk and many others
London restaurants, offering every style of food imaginable - including some great ones offering British food!
Theatrical London, the West End, small theatres, ballet, opera.
It's all there, those and many, many more.

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The sense of history going back century after century in the midst of a city that is vibrantly alive is so compelling and moving.

And the parks - I woke early and walked through St. James park very early on a Spring morning. There is a civility in London and in Britain as a whole that is evident in a thousand small ways. I know it is under attack. But I cannot believe it will be lost.

Perhaps an outsider like me can see this even more clearly because of contrast with other places.... It is worth fighting for and preserving.
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P G Wodehouse
The Peak District
The French House on Dean St, W1
Cornish pasties
Lud's Church
Harry Flashman
The churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor
David Bowie
Harry Beck's London Underground map
Camp coffee
The Duke of Wellington
Second-hand bookshops
King Arthur and the realm of Logres


And some art...
The Death of Chatterton by Wallis


The Lady of Shallot by Waterhouse


Ophelia by Millais
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Cornish/Devonshire Cream Teas:



YDSL x.
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Or anything by Aubrey Beardsley ...

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Those are some of my favorite pieces of art Dremble
We`re changin` lodggggggggings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Changing Of The Guard.
That mellow Yellowy light given off by the street lights in and around Buckingham Palace and Victoria.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR...YOU MAY GET IT!
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I noticed the subtitles.
Were they put there so that the Americans could understand the humour?

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These are my own puds - fresh from the oven.

YDSL x.
Can they be shipped to Australia?

By the way Dame, without being too personal, what are your dumplings like?

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Can they be shipped to Australia?

By the way Dame, without being too personal, what are your dumplings like?

Dave.
Sadly, you'd probably end up with a bag of stale crumbs, Dave! :

As for my dumplings - I'm afraid they can be a bit 'hit-and-miss'! The last lot missed - by about a mile-and-a-half!

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Old 09-03-2008, 09:01 AM
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Wow, seeing all those great pics really has brightened up my Sunday morning!........I was dreading the working week ahead, but seeing the pics and works of art make me feel much better!


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The English Breakfast
Breakfast anyone?!!........including Black pudding, yum, yum!


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Old 09-03-2008, 09:10 AM
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The beautiful Norfolk countryside ...
Holkham ??
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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