Tag Archives: United Kingdom
Man The Lifeboats!
I know the title should have been “Person The Lifeboats” but it doesn’t flow off the tongue the same way. Rest assured I wasn’t trying to be sexist. It is Flashback Friday though, so we don’t we head back to what was posted here on December 6, 2014. I was flabbergasted at the words of […]
The Duke
I remember learning in school how he beat Napoleon at Waterloo. Somehow I missed that he also served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, twice. Nor had I realized that technically he was Irish. Of course, back in 1769, when the Duke of Wellington was born, Dublin, and all of Ireland was firmly British, […]
More Thoughts on the Queen (and King)
I must admit to not watching the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It isn’t that I wasn’t interested. A state funeral says a lot about the nation and the individual, and the British know how to do it right. I thought though that watching it would be depressing. I think I was right. […]
Hard To Accept
I feel as if the world has lost its moorings and is now drifting with the tide. Elizabeth II is dead. We knew the day was coming. She was 96, and had been Queen for an unprecedented 70 years. It was only a matter of time Yet somehow she seemed immortal. The only Queen of Canada […]
Making America Great Again
I meant to share this picture on July 4, American independence day, but I forgot. Now seems as good a time as any. For those who agree with the sentiment, I understand your frustration. Certainly a lot of political problems faced by Americans could be solved if they were once again part of the United […]
Lost In Europe
I have no idea where I am as I write this. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say I have no idea where I am supposed to be. I’m at home in Germany, but I don’t think there is any record of my being here. I’m a little confused. Bear with me and […]
The Day After Brexit
The sun rose this morning, in the same place it usually does. Even in the United Kingdom – which is still part of Europe after all. – They’ll vote on yet another divorce deal today, British parliamentarians having rejected the first two. Citizens must be getting pretty tired of all the fuss. After all, the […]
Reflecting on Brexit
British politicians are only now it seems discovering that actions have consequences. The chaos surrounding the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union is simply because childhood lessons have been ignored by those who should know better. I understand the frustration many people (in many European countries) have with the EU. I agree […]
Westminster Hall
There are few things in life that frustrate me more than not being able to take pictures when I visit an historic site. It just doesn’t seem right. In early 2017 I had the opportunity to tour Westminster, the mother of all parliaments. At the time I was still working on Parliament Hill in Ottawa […]
The Buxton Memorial
I know I must have seen this structure before on previous trips to London. It is right by Westminster and I have walked in that park on several occasions before. But I don’t remember it. Earlier this year though I took a closer look at the Buxton Memorial. It was erected to commemorate the emancipation […]
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