Besides more unpacking, and more unpacking, and the continuing process of deciding where to put stuff away, we began the process of hanging wall art, definitely a sign that we are making progress of turning this house into our home. The photo was taken from our living room looking up to the loft walkway outside our bedroom! Finished the day with a beautiful sunset behind the mountains west of us.
London’s Imperial War Museum in Southwark founded even as the First World War raged offers insights into the myriad costs of the wars of the 20th and 21st Centuries. It was a most disquieting but valuable reminder of the myriad costs of war.
The two of us have long been fascinated with the history of canals and their role in the history of transportation, industrialization, and more recently recreation. This stay in London has given us new opportunities to explore and learn more about how canals contributed to the growth of this great city and how they are being used and preserved today.
It was a most educational visit to the newly renovated National Portrait Gallery at Trafalgar Square in Central London. We were intrigued with the contemporary approach to presenting British History.
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