Virtual tour ...

[alp]

We have been to the London City Hall

I bet it must be almight hot in summer! All glass!

If you come to London, City Hall is open to public on Sundays. Not too sure about Saturday!

Talking about Gherkin, we begged the door guards to let us in. But of course, we weren't let in. So want to go in to have a look!

 

[alp]

Did you go to your sis's graduation ceremony then, @Upsy Daisy ?

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Yes, I was 8 mths pregnant and had to travel to St Paul's Cathedral by underground.It was baking hot and nobody offer a seat to me. Won't forget that occasion in a hurry!!!!

 

[alp]

Wasn't the ceremony in Holloway itself? Some occasion! When we went there, they were painting the rails and all that in preparation for the queen's visit. Well, it's in her back- yard!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

No...its part of London University.....mind you that was back in 1985, so might have changed now. Use to visit her at R. Holloway though.She lives a couple of miles from it now.

 

[alp]

Well, part of the London University. Nice area to live in.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Yes it is, after living up there last summer, hubs and I said that if the time came to live nearer our 'boys' then that's where we would like to go. But I wouldn't like to leave here really

 

[alp]

This is what worries me. Friend urges me to sell up and move as she realised how dangerous my neighbour can me. Apparently the boy in the primary school even talked gangster to his mum who is the daughter of the owner. 3 generations of them. I'm worried that son would do too much commuting. Friend urged me to find somewhere round here. But I really want to have a house with dual aspect or more. I hate living in an area where I can't open the front windows because of the noise, the back because of the dry ill air. To have a house like that, I have to move far away!

We always have to think about our children, even though they are adult enough to breed! LOL!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Here are a few pics from my visit to Petworth House today, we have been several times now as we love the art work on display and the parkland that surrounds the house......and of course it goes without saying...the architecture too

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petworth_House

 

[alp]

Hey, brilliant! I must make time to go there! Been to Vyne twice, Petworth once or none! Gorgeous furniture and things just aren't made like these any more. Off to bed and switch of the ebac which has been on for an hour! Will look at them again tomorrow!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Gardens and parkland.

 

[alp]

This must be Petsworth House. Not sure if I had been there or might be just the once!

So nice to see it here! The hydrangeas still singing and dancing!

 

[alp]

Another virtual tour - hopefully, one day it might become real!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/...otos-capture-unique-perspectives-Britain.html

 

[Sheal]

Some amazing pictures there Alp, thank you.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Mottisfont is local to us ,so this morning we decided to enjoy a walk through the grounds. Today we didn't go inside the house as we've been so many times. I will post pics of the house when I go on my lap top a bit later.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottisfont_Abbey