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In Absolute Awe…

After arrival before check-in time at the Tower Hotel, a mid-day walk was my first glimpse of London. The nearby Tower of London, now a World Heritage site, on the north bank of the River Thames, once guarded from enemies approaching from the sea. Its oldest structures date back to the 11th Century. The Tower…

Tale of Two Cities

It was promised as a Tale of Two Cities.  And the contradictions of convictions and rebellion that shaped London and Paris provides an excellent entree for musings and photos about my newly-found work/life balance.  Myers-Briggs and the like have always substantiated what my friends know to be true — I like to work hard and…

Absolutely Not…

The Cradle Tower at the Tower of London was built for King Edward III in the 1300s.  He used it as his private gate into the castle when he arrived by boat.  Several of his children were born there and priests and martyrs were imprisoned there in the 1500s.  I took this picture, knowing a…