and had lunch with Kathy Amen
and we ate at the Globe Theatre!
Here are some pictures of the restaurant:
They are also working on the thatched roof:
It's London's only thatched roof, and it is on a reproduction of London's oldest theatre: the Globe which dates back to Shakespearian times. The open-air theatre is based on the descriptions of the original design from 1559 where Shakespeare worked and presented his plays. The reproduction was built in 1996, funded by Sam Wanamaker, who dedicated 20 years to its creation.
But it's time for some restoration work so the original Master Thatchers have come back with a team of ten men to work on the iconic roof for the next 4 weeks. They will use 800 bundles of sedge (a grass-like plant from the Norfolk Broads), 10,000 English hazel spars, 2,500 feet of liggers (thatching strips) and 600 litres of fire retardant fluid.
I love London, the greatest city in the world:
For more on my lunch guest, Kathy Amen,
see her blog:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Family trip
One more short day trip to describe and then we're back to the big city for a few posts.This one was really special for me and my sister. We visited the place where our father had been stationed for the most of his World War II service in England. The airfield was called Earls Colne and it's not just been left to moulder. It's been turned into a thriving business/light manufacturing/recreation area by an enterprising and imaginative family, the Hobbs'.
Here are some pictures of the restaurant:
They are also working on the thatched roof:
It's London's only thatched roof, and it is on a reproduction of London's oldest theatre: the Globe which dates back to Shakespearian times. The open-air theatre is based on the descriptions of the original design from 1559 where Shakespeare worked and presented his plays. The reproduction was built in 1996, funded by Sam Wanamaker, who dedicated 20 years to its creation.
But it's time for some restoration work so the original Master Thatchers have come back with a team of ten men to work on the iconic roof for the next 4 weeks. They will use 800 bundles of sedge (a grass-like plant from the Norfolk Broads), 10,000 English hazel spars, 2,500 feet of liggers (thatching strips) and 600 litres of fire retardant fluid.
I love London, the greatest city in the world:
For more on my lunch guest, Kathy Amen,
see her blog:Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Family trip
One more short day trip to describe and then we're back to the big city for a few posts.This one was really special for me and my sister. We visited the place where our father had been stationed for the most of his World War II service in England. The airfield was called Earls Colne and it's not just been left to moulder. It's been turned into a thriving business/light manufacturing/recreation area by an enterprising and imaginative family, the Hobbs'.
