Tuesday, August 12, 2014


Sue and I went out to visit William Hogarth’s House.  We took the #27 bus right outside our door to the museum.  The ride was just over an hour.  It was one of the best rides we’ve had.  The bus went through some very nice neighborhoods, by several rail stations and through an amazing number of commercial areas.  It seems that just about every other shop is a restaurant or Café.  We went by St. Mary’s Hospital where Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin.  We love this kind of stuff.  There are Blue Plaques all over London, most of them are of people we’ve never heard of.  So far I’ve resisted the urge to buy the official book and track them all down.  Maybe after we finish the 1001 list, but I do take a photo whenever I see one. 

We stopped at the Fuller Brewery on the way home and The Churchill Arms.  Pictures of both, of course

I’ve contacted all the museums that we’ll visit on our travels to Manchester, and they have all responded positively so we should see 18 paintings on that trip.  From there we go to Edinburgh where we may be able to see 17-18 paintings.  I haven’t started confirming those appointments yet, maybe later this week.


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