See You Next Wednesday
Wednesday, April 22
Museum Mile.
Thirteen museums between Euston Road and the Thames River.
(I only went into five, many weren't open.)
I went to the Bankside Gallery with Libby on the weekend and she bought a picture for her bedroom. I also went to another fun science fiction meetup - which was nice. Tomorrow I'm going to a real science meetup.
Thirteen museums between Euston Road and the Thames River.
(I only went into five, many weren't open.)
I went to the Bankside Gallery with Libby on the weekend and she bought a picture for her bedroom. I also went to another fun science fiction meetup - which was nice. Tomorrow I'm going to a real science meetup.
Saturday, April 18
Wednesday, April 15
Arthur, King of the Britons.
I went to on a tour "In Search of King Arthur" - there isn't a lot of him to find. He was conceived at Tintagel Castle; Camelot was at South Cadbury; the Round Table is at Winchester; and his grave is at Glastonbury. To fill in the rest of the four days we visited:
Avebury - the "superhenge".
Cerne Abbas - to see the Rude Man chalk picture.
Cheddar - to see the gorge, but we missed out on the caves.
Chesil Beach - to see the beach (the Fleet Lagoon).
Dartmoor - to see the tors on the moors.
Dorchester - for lunch one day.
Dorset - to see Thomas Hardy's cottage.
Lyme Regis - to see the port (The Cobb).
Port Isaac - where Doc Martin is filmed.
Postbridge - to see the clapper bridge.
Stonehenge - to see the sheep.
Widecombe - to see the village green (sans fair).
I went to on a tour "In Search of King Arthur" - there isn't a lot of him to find. He was conceived at Tintagel Castle; Camelot was at South Cadbury; the Round Table is at Winchester; and his grave is at Glastonbury. To fill in the rest of the four days we visited:
Avebury - the "superhenge".
Cerne Abbas - to see the Rude Man chalk picture.
Cheddar - to see the gorge, but we missed out on the caves.
Chesil Beach - to see the beach (the Fleet Lagoon).
Dartmoor - to see the tors on the moors.
Dorchester - for lunch one day.
Dorset - to see Thomas Hardy's cottage.
Lyme Regis - to see the port (The Cobb).
Port Isaac - where Doc Martin is filmed.
Postbridge - to see the clapper bridge.
Stonehenge - to see the sheep.
Widecombe - to see the village green (sans fair).
Friday, April 10
New Doctor Who tomorrow.
I went to Cardiff and Newport, in Wales.
In my experience hotel's which say "Free Wi-Fi Internet" mean "if you already have an account with the Internet service provider we use then you can use the hotel wi-fi connection at no extra cost". If you don't have an account you can purchase Internet time for £5-£6 per hour (~$1 for five minutes). The clock will start ticking instantly and continue whether or not you are connected. Most cafés with free wi-fi are offering the same deal except you can't purchase an Internet connection, but you can purchase an account with the ISP. Free Internet access at public libraries is filtered so heavily you may not be able to access your e-mail because of other services your e-mail provider has, such as games.
I went to Cardiff and Newport, in Wales.
In my experience hotel's which say "Free Wi-Fi Internet" mean "if you already have an account with the Internet service provider we use then you can use the hotel wi-fi connection at no extra cost". If you don't have an account you can purchase Internet time for £5-£6 per hour (~$1 for five minutes). The clock will start ticking instantly and continue whether or not you are connected. Most cafés with free wi-fi are offering the same deal except you can't purchase an Internet connection, but you can purchase an account with the ISP. Free Internet access at public libraries is filtered so heavily you may not be able to access your e-mail because of other services your e-mail provider has, such as games.
Monday, April 6
Lazy Sunday afternoon.
B7 on Friday was good, including beer; Saturday was a bit of a fizzer though. I went to see a debate in Camden, but it didn't happen. So I went to a D&D meetup instead, which did happen but quite poorly unless you were in one of the pre-arranged games. Last night I went to dinner with Libby and her ex-minion Justin in Chinatown; everybody ate too much yummy food.
I've put up photographs from Greenwich and Bristol on Flickr. I finished my laundry this morning. Tomorrow I'm off to Cardiff.
B7 on Friday was good, including beer; Saturday was a bit of a fizzer though. I went to see a debate in Camden, but it didn't happen. So I went to a D&D meetup instead, which did happen but quite poorly unless you were in one of the pre-arranged games. Last night I went to dinner with Libby and her ex-minion Justin in Chinatown; everybody ate too much yummy food.
I've put up photographs from Greenwich and Bristol on Flickr. I finished my laundry this morning. Tomorrow I'm off to Cardiff.
Friday, April 3
Happy birthday, Emma-Jean.
I went to Bristol yesterday. It was more interesting than I was lead to believe. If you ever go I suggest staying in Clifton, which is up the hill and has great views, rather than in the city, which is down the hill and has great industrial areas. You can easily get down to the interesting bits of the city, but it's much nicer to eat and sleep in the green space and fresh air (I expect).
I couldn't find the RPG meetup group at the venue, even though ten people attended. I should have better luck tonight as the Blake's 7 meetup has a room booked.
I went to Bristol yesterday. It was more interesting than I was lead to believe. If you ever go I suggest staying in Clifton, which is up the hill and has great views, rather than in the city, which is down the hill and has great industrial areas. You can easily get down to the interesting bits of the city, but it's much nicer to eat and sleep in the green space and fresh air (I expect).
I couldn't find the RPG meetup group at the venue, even though ten people attended. I should have better luck tonight as the Blake's 7 meetup has a room booked.
Wednesday, April 1
