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In September 2018, Terence went to Finland and Birmingham for work. I decided to tag along as I hadn’t been to either place and we decided to spend a few days in London before travelling to Finland.
We chose a hotel close to Paddington Station so that we could get around easily. I love UK trains, they are so orderly and nearly always on time. I took some pictures in the station and in a small park a few blocks form the station, across the road from our hotel.
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Big wide inviting door to the station–love it.
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I love UK transport, Jacqui. We have nothing like it here. I would never use public transport in South Africa.
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Fun pictures, Robbie. Sounds like a fabulous trip.
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Thanks Denise. I am a big history fan so the UK and Europe more generally are right up my alley.
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I worked across the road from Paddington for eight years: some familiar sights there. think you’ve somehow made it look better than I remember it!
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I only take pictures of pretty places and things that interest me so that is probably why, Clive. What fun to work in London.
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You didn’t have to go far from the station to find places like those you featured. I think a lot of people passed through the area without seeing them, which is a shame.
Working in London had its advantages, but I think I’ve had more fun there since I retired than I did while working! Evening concerts after work were good, though 😊
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I love London, Clive, and I have been to the UK during winter and experienced the cold weather and the joys of standing on a train platform waiting for a delayed train. Every building has some interesting feature and your gardens, trees and countryside are just wonderful. We spend most holidays in the UK and I hope to move permanently in 2022. The boys are I are all British citizens and all our family is in the UK.
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I’m glad you like it so much and I hope that move goes ahead. That wait for a train is something I think we’ve all done at some point – in my case, more often than I’d care to remember!
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I have only ever caught trains or buses in the UK, Clive. We only travel by car here in South Africa.
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I’ve been on quite a few in my time! Once I got the hang of finding the right London bus I really enjoyed them.
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Looks like a lovely neighbourhood.
And of course I have to say: Mmmmm donuts!
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Hehe, I snug the donut picture in, Norm, but there are doors of a sort. Thanks for visiting.
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The street, et al in that first shot is so beautiful and so quintessentially English. 🙂 Holy cow!! I just looked more closely at the photo of the doughnut shop and there are boxes that say Krispy Kreme! Their doughnuts are just amazing, especially the glazed ones when they’re just baked.
janet
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I am glad you enjoyed that photographs which I snuck in, Janet. I do enjoy English architecture.
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I loved roaming around London…and I love the classic look you captured in these photos!
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Thank you, John. I do love the old English architecture.
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I wish I had more time when I went to Scotland and Ireland. I would have liked to get to England, especially London. It is still on my bucket list, so someday. Great pics of the area Robbie.
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England is a great place to tour, Carla. We also have plans to visit other areas. Holidays abroad always pass so quickly.
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They sure do.
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I love how you managed to get a doughnut display to fit the theme!
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Hehe, I do like to wangle interesting pictures in. Thanks Liz.
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You’re a sly boots. 😉
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The door to the donut case has to be the best door ever. I’m glad you were able to tag along. The photos make me feel good – people! There are people out and about.
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I know, Dan. I did wonder, when I uploaded these pictures, how many of these little business and food stalls are left in the station, post-covid.
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These balconies make me think of all the plants I can grow there. Lovely photos, Robbie.
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Thank you, Micah. The UK in the summer is very pretty.
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The UK summer is a lot like the San Francisco summer. A fella from the south once said “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” I wore a heavier jacket in Oxford, in July, than I wear here in January! Eek! I love all the Brit shows they shoot in Oxfordshire, the sun is out, actors in shirt sleeves and you can see their breath!
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Thank you, Phil. I have never been to the USA but I hope I’ll get there one day. I do love the UK even though it is really cold for me coming from southern Africa.
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When the Professor was invited to Oxford to present part of her Thesis for the William Morris Centennial we stayed right around the corner from Paddington for a few days. Some day the Brits will get the convenience store thing down so you don’t have to go to a news agent’s for a candy bar and down the street for a fizzy and across the street for fish and chips and apub/off license for a beer. In Dallas you can get all that, a pizza, a birthday cake, linoleum cheese nachos, a lottery ticket, motor oil, diapers, Taquitos and several kinds of tobacco products. One door. Not than anyone would need all of that at once, but… Did you see the bear? That’s one thing we don’t have, and the thing I think I liked best about Paddington.
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I am a huge Paddington bear fan, Phil. I also like Rupert Bear and Winnie the Pooh. I have only ever been to one shopping mall in the UK, most of the shops are small and only sell one type of product. I am sure its been like that for years and years.
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Centuries on that solo shops thing, I think. I’m a big WTP fan. I even have a book my mother bought years ago “The Tao of Pooh.” Oh… bother. But still. Forget a mall. I was talking about a gas station/convenience store/deli. On the corner.
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Yes, the kind that sells everything. We have those in South Africa.
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I left nose prints on my computer where the glass doors are… 😉
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Haha, Annette, there’s nothing like donuts.
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Oh my goodness, Krispy Kreme!? The most famous brand from North Carolina!? YESSSS
(My first date with my now husband was to Krispy Kreme. He’s a big fan.)
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I didn’t know Krispy Kreme was from North Carolina. My uncle lives there with his family. It sounds like a great place to live.
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