The Tigers Are Growing Up
I went to te Zoo Late last night.
The tiger cubs are getting a lot bigger.
They are two males and one female.
Edinburgh’s Poor Bus Information
In London the bus information is superb, with route and street maps at any stop with a shelter. Even rudimentary stops have a text number and a small map.
But this is all you get in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh’s Poor Bus Information
If you are not familiar with the city, what possible use is this map, especially as there are no walking maps except for a solitary lith on Princes Street.
As a major tourist city, Edinburgh has to be labelled as Could Do Better.
Especially as the tram stops are a map free zone.
St. Nicholas’s Church, Deptford
London is thought of as a fairly recent city, but dotted amongst the later buildings are some old parish churches, that wouldn’t be out of place in an English country village.
This is St. Nicholas’s Church, Deptford. The parish has a Wikipedia entry, Christopher Matrlowe was buried in an unmarked grave in the church.
The Statue Of Peter The Great, Deptford
Peter the Great came to Deptford and as I said in this post, I can remember a school history book, which said he worked in the shipyards there.
He may or may not, but there is a statue of him looking out over the river.
The guy sitting next to the statue, was a teacher who lived locally , who told me how he enjoyed living in Deptford
The Navy Pops Into Waitrose
I couldn’t resist posting this picture of HMS Bulwark, by Waitrose in Greenwich.
The Navy Pops Into Waitrose
It’s just a pity the gap inthe buildings isn’t larger, so that you could see more of the warship.
HMS Bulwark At Greenwich
HMS Bulwark is in Greenwich to mark the 350th anniversary of the Royal Marines.
Lsrge ships are always impressive on London’s river.
SS Canary Wharf Is Approaching Launch
Canary Wharf station is starting to resemble a large cruise liner, as more and more of it gets completed, in the dock beside the towers of Canary Wharf.
Although, Crossrail will not open until 2018, I have read that some of the shopping centre on top, will open earlier in May 2015 according to this information.
I suspect too, that the walkway to the Docklands Light Railway at Poplar station will be in place before 2018.
A Visit From A Clean Rat
I saw the rat scamper across the kitchen and luckily I had a camera handy, as he went down the stairs.
A Visit From A Clean Rat
He didn’t seem too unfriendly, but I wish he’d stop eating my bananas.
The Walthamstow Reservoirs
I knew there were reservoirs at Walthamstow, but I didn’t know they were so extensive, until I read an article in last night’s Standard.
Thames Water are getting together with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to develop this area as an area of wetlands.
There’s a lot about the site here. The reservoirs are a Site of Special ScientificIinterest.
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