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Last year was the 100th birthday of Alan Turing—the brilliant, gay, scientist who helped break the Enigma machine, and then (probably) committed suicide in 1954. During the Centenary Celebration, I became aware of Bletchley Park, a museum at the wartime site of British code breaking. I filed away this knowledge for a future trip to […] Saturday, before Book of Mormon, I headed over toward Brick Lane for the Alternative London tour – which is, basically, a tour of Brick Lane focusing on street art and graffiti. The tour is done on a donation basis – at the end of the tour you tip what you think the tour was worth. […] Tonight – well, last night, I accomplished my Raison d’être for this London vacation. I saw Book of Mormon. Yeah, sure, I saw it last year. Yeah, sure, last year I woke up to the lyrics running through my head for two months. Yeah, sure, I’m a bit crazy. But it was worth it – […] Along my walk. I’m in London for a short holiday – and my first day was most excellent. Given Heathrow norms (an airport I try to avoid), I fully expected to spend an hour, if not two, clearing immigration. Instead, I went from the aluminum tube to the London Tube in about 30 minutes […] One of the highlights of my trip to the UK last weekend was meeting @torchyboy – the fabulous man about Twitter, who manages to be funny, interesting, and interactive. Torchy! is on the right. Now I’ve shamelessly flirted with him for a long time – and even received, last summer, an autographed photo featuring […] Gosh, I feel a lot like Edward R. Murrow, looking out above London. Yes, I am in London—I’ve checked into the Hilton, wandered through town, ate a late lunch at Covent Gardens, and wandered along the Thames River. Yes, London, Ontario, has Covent Gardens and the Thames. Positively Brilliant, if you ask me. Covent […] Today was a rather quiet day, in most respects. There were really two principal things that I did: I went to the Tate Modern and went to see The History Boys. Along the way, I did some shopping at Foyles, wandered the streets, and took a Walk of the University Quarter. Of all the museums […] I headed to London today, getting up at 5:15, catching a train that got me to the Frankfurt airport just before 10. My flight to London City was scheduled for 11:45, but was delayed until 12:30. The flight was uneventful until the landing–the landing was the roughest landing I’ve ever had–even worse than my landing […] So whilst I am going to the UK to have several meetings (London, Cheltenham), meetings will not be the only thing I do whilst there. I fully plan on having fun with a trip to the Tate Modern (and a ride down its famous slides), doing a London Walk, or two, and whatever else can […] |
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