I go to see a lot of theatre but I never really write about the productions here, even though I write about the attractions that I visit tangentially all the time. Mostly it’s because I can never hope to guarantee a set time when these blogs posts will appear (it’s been over 3 weeks since I saw this production!), and partly because, quite rightly, you can’t take photographs during a production. You can however take pictures of the outside, so have a nice picture of the Globe before we continue. Continue reading
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Theatre Review: The Tempest at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Categories: England, London
Tags: london, photo post, shakespeare's globe theatre, the tempest
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The Framework Knitters’ Museum
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For the past few months I’ve been doing some serious research into my family tree. I’ve managed to get quite far back already – late 17th century for some branches – and am now busy filling in gaps and making it into a more coherent document, with the aim of eventually putting it into a book form for any of my family who are interested. One of the areas I particularly like exploring is the occupations of my ancestors. They pretty much all worked in manufacturing of one kind or another – hosiery menders, labourers, lace machine workers, or were domestic servants. One occupation in particular that comes up a lot on my mother’s side of the family is Framework knitter. Having only a vague idea of what that meant I did the usual Google search and discovered not only a definition, but also that there was an actual Framework Knitters’ Museum right here in Nottingham, the website of which you can find here. Naturally I decided a visit was in order.
Categories: England, Nottingham
Tags: knitting machines, local history, photo post, the framework knitters museum
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Worcester Part 3: The Commandery
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I visited The Commandery on my trip to Worcester on the recommendation of a friend who thought it would be exactly my kind of place – and she was right.
Categories: England, Worcester
Tags: audioguide, oliver cromwell's death mask, photo post, the commandery, Worcester
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Worcester Part 2: Worcester Cathedral
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On my recent trip to Worcester I decided to visit Worcester Cathedral. I had the faint idea that I’d been there before on another trip but that would have been at least a decade ago and I certainly don’t think I took any photos.
Worcester Part 1: Tudor House
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I visit Worcester a fair amount but mainly to visit friends for birthdays, births and on this occasion a christening, so it’s rare that I have the opportunity to play tourist in the city.
This time however I actually had must of a Saturday to visit some of Worcester’s tourist attractions – Tudor House, Worcester Cathedral and the Commandery. (The last two will feature in later posts).
I had been on the Tudor House’s website and noted that it was conveniently next to my hotel – Ye Olde Talbot Inn.
Southwell Minster
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Despite living fairly close by (well, roughly a 40 minute bus journey away) I’d never been to Southwell Minster before and decided to rectify that in January. Thankfully I had chosen a day that was cold but otherwise bright, and before the chance of snow was something to worry about.
Categories: England, Nottinghamshire
Tags: nottinghamshire, photo post, Southwell, southwell minster, stained glass, stained glass windows
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Iceland Part Fourteen: An Overview
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A few notes on my experiences in Iceland and Reykjavik in particular, to add to my previous posts on the subject.
Everyone talks about how expensive the country is. Perhaps pre the banking collapse this was true, but I didn’t find it terribly expensive myself. I had a budget which I stuck to and ended up buying a few extra souvenirs because I had a little more money left over on my last day; I even came home with money which was something of a surprise.
Iceland Part Thirteen: Reykjavik Family Park and Zoo
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Since my final full day was so nice that I actually had to use the sunglasses I’d thankfully thought to pack, I decided to walk out to Laugardalur Valley and visit the zoo. It’s open all year round but I suspect that it’s a bit livelier in the summer than when I went.
Categories: Iceland, Reykjavik
Tags: animals, animals in zoos, farm animals, goat, Iceland, icelandic horse, photo post, rabbit, Reykjavik, reykjavik zoo, seal, zoo
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Iceland Part Twelve: Asmundarsafn Sculpture Garden
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This sculpture garden and museum is one of the three parts of Reykjavik’s Art Museum and was recommended to me by a member of staff when I visited Hafnarhús.
Categories: Iceland, Reykjavik
Tags: asmundarsafn sculpture garden, Iceland, photo post, Reykjavik, sculpture
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Iceland Part Eleven: Thingvellir National Park
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The third and final stop on the Golden Circle Tour, was Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO heritage site that is important for two reasons. Firstly, because it is the location of the Great Atlantic Rift, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are separating and secondly, for being the site the Vikings selected for their first parliament, or Althing.
Categories: Iceland, Thingvellir
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