Author: robert

  • 52/30/5 Week 26

    Week 26 was taken at the [Giant’s Causeway](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant’s_Causeway) in Northern Ireland. View Larger Map The view from the road on the way to the causeway: And the causeway itself: Full set to be loaded when my Internet resets at the start of August. Just a few more days of backlog now.

  • 52/30/5 Week 25

    Week 25 was taken at [Pembroke Castle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Castle) in Wales. A fantastic castle, well worth visiting if you’re in the area. View Larger Map The view from the battlements: The old Norman hall, the core of the buildings on the site: The cave under the castle, the origin of activity on the site: The view inside…

  • 52/30/5 Week 24

    Week 24 was taken at [Stonehenge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge). View Larger Map I’m sure the full set will show up eventually. More on Monday (the backlog would be down to four, except another week has passed, so I actually owe five…)

  • 52/30/5 Week 23

    Week 23 was taken at [Blenheim Palace](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_Palace), the birthplace of Winston Churchill. View Larger Map The main entrance: The main building of the palace: The Column of Victory: An eye above the entrance to the palace: The Capability Brown gardens: The full set will get uploaded eventually… More on Sunday.

  • 52/30/5 Week 22

    Week 22 was taken at [Bletchley Park](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park) in Milton Keynes, home of the people who cracked German codes in WW2. View Larger Map The rebuilt Bombe, the machines used to crack the Enigma code: The sadly neglected huts that the code breakers worked in: A Harrier Jump Jet, which had no discernible reason for being…

  • 52/30/5 Week 21

    Week 21 was taken at [Highgate Cemetery](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Cemetery) in London. View Larger Map The full set isn’t up yet, but will be soon. More on Friday.

  • 52/30/5 Week 20

    Week 20 was taken at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London. View Larger Map The exterior of the Natural History Museum: Entrance to the Earth exhibit: A Dinosaur: And a whale: The full set isn’t loaded yet, but will be soon.

  • 52/30/5 Week 19

    Week 19 was taken at the [Monument to the Great Fire of London](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London). View Larger Map Looking up to the top: The allegorical sculpture on the base of the sculpture: From the other side: St Paul’s from the top of the Monument (311 steps…): Tower Bridge from the top of the Monument: The full set…

  • 52/30/5 Week 18

    Week 18 was taken at the [London Eye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Eye), one of London’s overpriced tourist attractions. View Larger Map Looking from the foot of the Eye northeast towards the City of London: The Eye as seen from the line to get on board: Looking down from the Eye onto Hungerford Bridge and Charing Cross: The Parliament Clock…

  • One month of podcasts

    To get an idea of how much time I take listening to podcasts each month, I kept track of all my podcasts for the month of April. (Yes, I’ve been sitting on this post for a while). In order of time: * Lyrics undercover: 28 mins, 4 episodes. * A Life Well Wasted: 53 mins,…