Tagged With "Paul Revere"
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Re: Whitby - North Yorkshire Coastal Town
I haven't been to Whitby in years...thank yu for the memories!
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Re: Whitby - North Yorkshire Coastal Town
Camping on the pig farm beyond the abbey in the sixties �� But loved it. A fine wee nugget of a port town that never seems to lose its charm - there's no room, unlike sprawling cousins of Scarboro, Brid and Filey
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Re: Feb. 13, 2018: Unusual exhibition in York
As a fan of the history of space travel, this is an exhibit I would have loved to have seen in person. Many thanks for sharing it, Paul!
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Re: Heather in Bloom - North York Moors.
A most amazing and lovely landscape (with tip of the hat to its Scottish counterpart). When is a good time for a tourist to see the heather in bloom? I know some folks that would plan a trip just to see these colors.
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Re: Heather in Bloom - North York Moors.
Early to mid august would be the prime time to visit and view.
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Re: Walking the Freedom Trail in Boston
Must be 15 years since I walked most of your journey through Boston. The mix of old and new buildings are fascinating as you walk the city. Many of the older buildings look like they have shared an architects plan with older buildings here in Liverpool UK. I do find it odd that 5 Bostonians were stoning a single Redcoat then you call them unarmed ! A situation that would bring about the same end results today. I enjoyed your Blog. Thanks.
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Re: Walking the Freedom Trail in Boston
Thanks Gerry. Liverpool is definitely on my list when I get back to the UK. And congratulations on a great 2nd place finish in the EPL.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 18, 2015: Olive Grove, Saint-Remy
I always thought picking olives would be a labour intensive task. I watched as the farmers wife placed a round blanket ( with a split in it ) on the ground under the tree. Then the tractor had a claw attachment that gripped the tree. Then it shook the tree for 10 seconds. All the olives fell on the blanket. Job done - 1 minute a tree !
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The Airport...and how it got that way
You've all probably got an airport you hate, and a favorite (or perhaps least-hated) one. And I'm sure you've often wondered why they put the baggage claim there, and why the food is over there, and why it just so often seems to be two miles to the...
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Whitby - North Yorkshire Coastal Town
Whitby, North Yorkshire. A modern visitor attraction, working fishing port, with ancient religious heritage that inspired Bram Stoker.
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July 11, 2017: North Yorkshire Landscapes
Paul Hunter shares more shots from his travels in North Yorkshire, North York Moors area, and the Yorkshire Dales in summer.
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Saltburn by the Sea, North Yorkshire
Paul Hunter has visited Saltburn since his childhood, and finds it still holds its Victorian charm.
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Heather in Bloom - North York Moors.
England is known for its lovely rural landscapes. Not many sights are more lovely than the heather in bloom on its hills, as Paul Hunter so beautifully illustrates with this collection of photos.
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January 4, 2020: Statue of Pope John Paul II, Krakow
DrFumblefinger visits a statue of Pope John Paul II on Wawel Hill -- home of Krakow's royal past.
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Wandering in Frankfurt's Lost Altstadt (Where Gumbo Was #138)
As a number of Gumbo readers figured out, Gumbo's latest "Where Was" was Frankfurt am Main, Germany's economic capital and home, as the giant Euro sign reminded us, to the European Central Bank. Those who get the credit, in order: Jonathan L,...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 18, 2015: Olive Grove, Saint-Remy
An easy walk from the center of Saint-Remy, these olive trees are on the grounds of the hospital of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, the asylum where Vincent Van Gogh spent a year of his life in the 1880s. While there, he painted in these fields. For...
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Feb. 13, 2018: Unusual exhibition in York
At the British National Railway Museum, Paul Hunter finds another means of transportation on display: An original Soviet Soyuz space capsule.
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Walking the Freedom Trail in Boston
I had to think a long time before writing this entry. We live in a time where "The Founding Fathers" are quoted to justify almost every point of view . So I had a lot of second thoughts before I sat down to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard in...
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London is burning to remember 1666 Great Fire
London has a month-long series of events and displays to commemorate the 1666 Great Fire that forever changed the city.
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Minnesota History in St. Paul
Minnesota's been tracking its history since before it was a state. Jonathan L visits the state History Center and the nearby Cathedral of Saint Paul
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Spruce beer at Paul Patates, Montreal
Travel Rob goes to a Montreal diner where he finds a French Canadian soda that's made the old fashioned way.
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September 7, 2019: A Humble Man's Place to Pray, Krakow
DrFumblefinger visits the church where Pope John Paul II prayed when he was archbishop of Krakow.
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Barcelona declares itself 'veggie friendly'
Barcelona's signed up to be a veggie-friendly city, and to promote Meat Free Mondays, but the famous jamón and other meats won't disappear.
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Cunard's historic buildings in QM2 gallery
Cunard creates a collection of photographs of its classic office buildings in the U.S. and Britain for display on its flagship Queen Mary 2.
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Re: London is burning to remember 1666 Great Fire
Visit the streets of London before the fire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPY-hr-8-M0
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Re: Saltburn by the Sea, North Yorkshire
Ah ! The call of the north ! I may live 350 miles further north but Yorkshire is the fifth distillation of The North
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Re: July 11, 2017: North Yorkshire Landscapes
Really beautiful evocative views - things I miss about Yorkshire - drystone walls, limestone crags and a sense of space on the doorstep of even large towns
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Re: July 11, 2017: North Yorkshire Landscapes
Beautiful landscapes, Paul! Thanks for sharing these!
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Re: Wandering in Frankfurt's Lost Altstadt (Where Gumbo Was #138)
Nice informative tour PHeymont . Thank You.
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Re: Wandering in Frankfurt's Lost Altstadt (Where Gumbo Was #138)
This is great. Thanks so much for all the pictures, especially the older ones. One thing I always do when I visit places is imagine what the place was like for people in the past. The history of places I visit is one of the biggest allures for me.
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Re: Wandering in Frankfurt's Lost Altstadt (Where Gumbo Was #138)
Thanks!... That's true for us as well...we're always asking ourselves "how did it get this way?" "why did they put it here?" "what were they worried about when they did that?" and so forth.
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Re: Wandering in Frankfurt's Lost Altstadt (Where Gumbo Was #138)
Great piece! I like the airport too in Frankfurt so I'd love to start a European trip there
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Re: Cunard's historic buildings in QM2 gallery
The interior of the Cunard Building here in Liverpool is a reminder of the day when folks travelled First Class to New York by cruise ship. The First Class Hall inside the Cunard Building in Liverpool UK Cunard's Three Queens - the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 - visited Liverpool between May 24-26 2015 for the 175th anniversary of the famous cruise line
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Re: Spruce beer at Paul Patates, Montreal
Now that's a local travel gem worth looking up the next time I'm in Montreal. The poutine is among the best looking I've ever seen.
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Re: Spruce beer at Paul Patates, Montreal
DrFumblefinger, if you ever visit, do get the poutine, it's as good as it looks. Yum!!
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Re: Spruce beer at Paul Patates, Montreal
Travel Rob : Thanks for the memories. I can still taste it ! ;-)
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July 14, 2020: A Wedding in Banff
DrFumblefinger comes across a wedding ceremony on a lovely summer day in Banff.
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Akron Art Museum, Akron Ohio
Jonathan L finishes his road trip with a visit to the Akron Art Museum
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St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University
Jonathan L visits St. Paul's Chapel, on the campus of Columbia University
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Metropolitan Cathedral, San Jose, Costa Rica
Gumbo was visiting the main cathedral in downtown San Jose. It is more than 150 years old and one of its proudest moments was when Pope John Paul II held a mass here in 1983.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, Paris, France
Jonathan L visits the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson for an exhibit of historical photographs
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Shrinking airports to serve more passengers? Perhaps!
If the headline seems to be a paradox, it should. As air traffic grows by 5-7% a year overall, airports get bigger, baggage carousels get bigger, the distance between your plane and the exit gets bigger...are you really being served?