Monthly Archives: December 2012
Jane Austen & Bath, England
I really wanted to call this Armchair Traveler Chapter “Jane Austen’s Bath.” But holding forth about Jane’s bathing habits would have given me ammunition for a brief and not very interesting article. So, instead it’ll be “Jane Austen AND Bath.” I’ll try to describe the City as it was during the times when she lived … Continue reading
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Tags: Bath Abbey, Bath England, Beau Nash, Blenheim Palace, Box Hill, George Cruikshank, Great Pulteney Street, Hans Place, Jane Austen, John Wood the Elder, John Wood the Younger, Lyme Regis, Nan Quick, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pulteney Bridge, Royal Crescent, Sloane Square, The Assembly Rooms, The Circus, The Cobb, The Lower Rooms, The Pump Room, The Weir at Pulteney Bridge
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The Great Canopy of London’s Skies;Getting Older in Greenwich;& Garden-Strolling at Hampton Court Palace
September 25th, 2012. London, England. Over the course of my six recent Diaries for Armchair Travelers, I’ve paid much attention to the landscapes I explored during my month-long journey. But now, as I complete this series of articles, I find myself remembering the skies of London even more vividly than I can recall the admittedly … Continue reading
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Tags: Anne Boleyn, Canary Wharf, Capability Brown, Chelsea Flower Show, Christopher Wren, Cocomaya, Cutty Sark, Duke of York Square, Gallery Mess, Great Vine, Greenwich, Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Palace Gardens, Henry VIII, Inigo Jones, London, London Eye, Nan Quick, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Old Royal Naval College, Olympics, Prime Meridian, Royal Observatory, Saatchi Gallery, sloane square hotel, St.Mary-Le-Bow, St.Paul's Cathedral, The Painted Gallery, The Painted Hall, The Queen's House, Thomas Wolsey, Tulip Stairs, UNESCO, Ushvani, Westminster Abbey
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