Bath. It’s all about water. Called Aquae Sulis by The Romans, the centrepiece of the town of Bath is a massive Roman Bath complex, with columns and statues, All very impressive. All Victorian. Yes, in 1897, on top of the old, genuine remains, some well-meaning individuals basically rebuilt a fake that, with more than a […]
Let me handle your first objection, dear reader. I have heard that tea smugglers of the 1700s are no different to drug smugglers today; and if that is your opinion, dear reader, then you are entitled to it; as completely wrong as it is. Tea was not illegal; merely highly taxed. Smuggling tea was not […]
Now I feel I’m growing older And the songs that I have sung Echo in the distance Like the sound Of a windmill goin’ ’round I guess I’ll always be A soldier of fortune The above is taken from a Deep Purple song. Surprisingly, I love it through I can’t recall ever hearing the original. But in […]
After leaving the Dorchester, for more than 72 hours I had limited tea. It is the confluence of limited opportunity and circumstance and limited tea supplies. In an attempt to walk off some of the repast after The Dorchester, we walked across Hyde Park. Then through some of Kensington. In fact we walked for about three hours. Add that to the three hours walking […]
Welcome back, boys and girls. When last we left our intrepid hero, the question was ” Are ‘top end’ tea places just really annoying?”Let’s find out, shall we? In the interests of science, we went to The Dorchester. Earlier in the day, we visited the Hummingbird Bakery on Portobello Road. A real let down, the cupcakes looked great but […]
Even though I had a fabulous weekend, the fact that I had no tea other than what I made myself means I can assume that is of little interest to my readers. So I will summarize it in one sentence and then neatly catch up with my blog by describing yesterday. Here’s the sentence: Our […]
We arrived here in London two days earlier than previously planned, and stayed those days in a tiny hotel room in Southwark. Turns out we like Southwark. Day one Lady Devotea was not overly well, and after we had settled in, I went in search of a chemist to procure some cold remedies. I also had on my agenda sorting out […]
Well, the first full day in Spain was full of shock and awe. We went to an amazing place. If you look at the first picture, I should say that the tiny-looking building you see is really big – a Catholic-flavoured resort. The idea is that pilgrims walk barefoot up the mountain, taking a few days, and then reflect in the […]
I have a terrible problem at times with lack of focus. In a sustained burst. I can get huge quantities of work done. But if something interesting happens whilst I’m trying to do it, or I get a sudden inspiration, then I can just skip away. Projects that are delayed might never happen, as I get involved […]
As regular readers – yes, I’m talking to you – will know, myself and Lady Devotea share a love of history. We have a wide range of historical interests; and our interests lie pretty well with the last 6000 years or so. Before that. as humanity was yet to invent the wheel, fire, the aloe vera-soaked facial tissue […]