Heading east on OH-16 we passed Frazeysberg and the Longaberger Homestead and thought briefly of stopping but deferred. Then continuing east this basket rose up on the horizon, a rather unique office building! Then we read this Roadside America essay. Do we really want to be counted among the Longaberger visitors? Meanwhile it’s time to pull over, open up the kitchen to make lunch, and to see if any nearby businesses have some decaf coffee for 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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