Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
One last day in London, chasing persecution and martyrdom on the London Martyr’s Way from Tower Hill to St. Eltheldreda’s Church. Around the Gilt of Cain’s granite columns proclaiming the abolition of the slave trade. Through Postman's Park and George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice: George Lee Fireman At A Fire In Clerkenwell Carried... Continue Reading →
Neil (a fellow Winnipegger) at home in Blackheath. Gracious host, Good friend. Making his home our home for one more night.
A little lost in Newington But found on Roupell Street. Our circuitous way to Tate Modern and Nan Goldin and Ed Ruscha and lunch overlooking the Thames. To dinner with Neil, a Covent Garden night walk and back to Blackheath with Neil.
A day at the Victoria and Albert With Neil. Jewellery. Photography with Henry Fox-Talbot and Masao Yamamato and Eric Soth. And greyhounds (of course).
To Albertopolis: and the Royal Albert Hall; and the Royal College of Music; and the Royal College of Organists; and the Albert Hall Mansions; and the Albert Memorial. To South Kensington Mews, and through the Hole in the Wall. To Harrod’s, and oysters and beer. To Hamley’s and Regent Street (where Gail’ s mom once... Continue Reading →
London, Where our pilgrimage began 26 days ago. St Martin-in-the-Fields, Luminous music. National Gallery, Guilded art. Trafalgar Square, Changing world. Down Street Tube Station, Abandoned history. Globe Theatre, Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Thames, Mid fall night’s dream.
Morning cathedral Noon bubbly Afternoon train To London
This is the last walking day of our first stage of the Via Francigena. If the photos seem familiar, it is because we completed this day’s walk on September 24. I wanted to report the successful completion on that day even though I had only posted days 1 to 11 by that time. The missing... Continue Reading →
Péronne. A lovely town richly endowed with post-war Art Deco architecture. And, set within the walls of the town’s 13 C. castle, is the modern Historial of the Great War, designed by architect Henri-Edouard Ciriani. Thankfully, our walking day to nearby Trefcon would be a short one, leaving us the morning to explore this museum... Continue Reading →
Bapaume Beaulencourt British Commonwealth Cemetery Thilloy Road Commonwealth Cemetery Manchester Commonwealth Cemetery Église Saint-Pierre, Villers au Flos Église catholique Notre-Dame de Rocquigny, architect Jean-Louis Sourdeau, 1929-32 Necropole Nationale, Moislains Église Paroissiale, Moislains, architect Louis Faille, 1928-32 Canal du Nord Australian Remembrance Trail of the Battle of Mont-Saint-Quentin Péronne