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rich_jackoIt's been a busy old time of late.
The week before last, I combined a work trip to London with a bit of sightseeing:
Starting off with "The Brits Who Built The Modern World" exhibition at RIBA:
Then going on to the RAF Museum, which I've been past on the train loads of times and kept meaning to get round to visiting. It's huge!:
(It was quite a WWII-themed week actually. As well as all the old planes, I saw 'The Monuments Men' (which was a bit meh) and 'The Book Thief' (which was pretty good) at the cinema.)
The following day I took a trip out the other side to Rochester, which has an incredible castle. Built by BishopGandalf Gundulf, who also built the Tower of London, it has the tallest surviving Norman keep in the country:
Just over the road is an equally old (although slightly less impressive) cathedral:
Rochester is a surprisingly historic town, with lots of old houses, a shipping history thanks to the Medway, and Charles Dickens connections. The free Guildhall Museum explains it all:
Last weekend I went over to Andy and Jacquie's to help with their re-decorating (and to admire their Lego). Then this week just gone has been remarkably busy. Another trip to London on the Tuesday, though without any sightseeing this time.
I was out every evening - to Henry's for a work do on the Monday, board gaming on Tuesday, child-wrangling on Wednesday, then the Rotherham beer festival on Thursday, again with work. This festival is so much better than the Steel City one. Magna is a great location, the range of beer was amazing, and the live music - including a Madness tribute band - were fab.
Finally, Friday was the FFS, complete with Bryony's amazing bee cake!:
P.S. - No, I don't have a new computer yet. The old one seems to have made at least a temporary recovery. I have, needless to say, copied everything of importance off it and onto a memory stick... I still plan to get a new computer soon though, so thanks are still due for your advice on my previous post!
The week before last, I combined a work trip to London with a bit of sightseeing:
Starting off with "The Brits Who Built The Modern World" exhibition at RIBA:
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Then going on to the RAF Museum, which I've been past on the train loads of times and kept meaning to get round to visiting. It's huge!:
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(It was quite a WWII-themed week actually. As well as all the old planes, I saw 'The Monuments Men' (which was a bit meh) and 'The Book Thief' (which was pretty good) at the cinema.)
The following day I took a trip out the other side to Rochester, which has an incredible castle. Built by Bishop
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Just over the road is an equally old (although slightly less impressive) cathedral:
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Rochester is a surprisingly historic town, with lots of old houses, a shipping history thanks to the Medway, and Charles Dickens connections. The free Guildhall Museum explains it all:
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Last weekend I went over to Andy and Jacquie's to help with their re-decorating (and to admire their Lego). Then this week just gone has been remarkably busy. Another trip to London on the Tuesday, though without any sightseeing this time.
I was out every evening - to Henry's for a work do on the Monday, board gaming on Tuesday, child-wrangling on Wednesday, then the Rotherham beer festival on Thursday, again with work. This festival is so much better than the Steel City one. Magna is a great location, the range of beer was amazing, and the live music - including a Madness tribute band - were fab.
Finally, Friday was the FFS, complete with Bryony's amazing bee cake!:
P.S. - No, I don't have a new computer yet. The old one seems to have made at least a temporary recovery. I have, needless to say, copied everything of importance off it and onto a memory stick... I still plan to get a new computer soon though, so thanks are still due for your advice on my previous post!
