Eppie Queen

In honour of the Queen's Jubilee!

The Royal visit

My labmate Sally indulged my obsession with the Queen and bought me this lovely mask. It was fitting that the Queen posed with the birthday girl!

Whale and chips

This is the biggest cod I have ever encountered! In England they keep the skin on their fish, but I'm not having any of that.

Safety First

British people like to be safe and wear fluorescent vests whilst bicycling. 

Bluebonnets

 

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Hellvelyn

 

This is "Striding Edge"- lots of scrambling on the rocks with shear drops on either side. Hellvelyn is the third tallest mountain in England.

 

 

 

Ullswater Lake

Lake District, UK 

Going to see the Queen

Sandringham, the Queen's winter residence. Alas, she was not at home when we called.

Sunny Hunny

Hunstanton, Norfolk. 

Eppie Man Army

 

Day by day Duomo

 

Rainy Saturday, Sunny Monday 

Spring "snow"

All of the white stuff is some sort of seed. It was floating around the whole city.

Sant Ambrogio

Oldest church in Milan, started by Saint Ambrogio. His skeleton is still on view under the altar. 

MiBike

 

Up on the roof

 

Looking out at the Alps.

 

 

San Bernardino alle Ossa

I was told, "Go in there to see something interesting, but go quickly." I do love chapels decorated with human skulls.

Navigli

 

Stones for the Duomo were brought in on this canal. Women used to do their washing in this canal also.  

Tram in Milano

 

Castello Sforzeco

 

Crazy amounts of rain, hail, and lightning. 

Living the Harry Potter lifestyle

 

Formal dinner at Homerton College. Everything but the owls!