Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For anyone who is interested the Tate also has one of the best chosen winelists in the country! Peter On 09/05/2012 21:19, H&ECummer wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:01:06 +0200 >> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Nathan's PAW 18: 22 hours in London >> To: lug Group <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera Discussion >> >> All the pictures for last week were in fact taken during a 22-hour visit >> to London Tuesday and Wednesday. I guarantee that there are no pictures >> of the Eye, or Big Ben, or Buckingham Palace or the Tower...but there is >> some nice art from Tate Britain (looking at art, especially modern art, >> is increasingly a big part of my travels), and a variety of other >> impressions. The pictures are presented in chronological order, so in >> effect you are walking along with me through these 29 images: >> >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=750 >> >> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain > > Hi Nathan, > Enjoyed your pictures around Tate Britain which used to be near our 'hood > in London when our kids were at school there. In fact we owned a top floor > flat in the building shown in your pictures of 18-10 and 11. It was a long > 5 storey climb to the top, especially with big suitcases, and the building > was very old (late 1800's.) The water tank in our flat was slowly sinking > into the flat below us. I called a contractor for an estimate to restore > and level the floor. He took one look and said in his Irish brogue, "Come > on Governor - the slope just adds character". Growing tired of the stairs > we finally sold the Millbank flat and got a bigger one in Kensington. > While at Millbank I used to love to take my youngest daughter, then 9 or > 10, over to the Tate and we would visit just one room and then go for ice > cream. This was easy since there was no entry charge. She is now studying > for her PhD in Architectural Heritage so something rubbed off from the > visits! > Thanks for the pictures which triggered such nice memories. > Cheers > Howard. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig