Thread: London visit 21st July 2012

Th Albert Memorial is impressive.

Originally Posted by Lanky Lad

A little quiz, does anyone know where this is and what it means?

Originally Posted by nealberk

No idea, Stephen!

Originally Posted by tonylinsdell

Is it on The Wellington Arch ?

It's a Phoenix on St Paul's Cathedral. It say's Resergum and is a reference to the great fire of London in 1666.

Originally Posted by tonylinsdell

Th Albert Memorial is impressive.

Yes it's really something. I had seen it years ago and it was dull and lifeless. It really looks something since it's been restored.

I've only had the opportunity to visit London twice so barely scratched the surface of all there is to see and do there. One of the few big cities I actually enjoy, not a fan of big cities. Rather be out in the country side.

I saw a bit of the countryside when we were in England in 08 but I fell in love with London. England is so different from the States. As we were flying in we could see all the small farms. Here everything is large mega-acre farms.

For countryside I recommend Lancashire

The trough of Bowland is well worth a visit most of it is owned by 2 people, the Queen (through the Duchy of Lancaster) and the Duke of Westminster.

I have a memory of being able to see the Blackpool Tower from the Trough of Bowland , am I right ?

Yes you are right, you need good eyesight though (it's about 40 miles away)

It's very Tall

Heard an interesting article on the radio a few days ago. It seems that the Royal Family brought in more in tourist dollars than was spent on them. Not bad!