Thursday, April 17, 2008


St Paul's cathedral, London.


A Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has overlooked the City of London since 604AD, a constant reminder to this great commercial centre of the importance of the spiritual side of life. The current Cathedral - the fourth to occupy this site - was designed by the court architect Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

Today I will be taking you to the tower of London.

The Tower of London is a complex located on the Thames River in London. It has a rich history dating back to 1066, when William of Normandy decided to build the White Tower after he had taken over the kingdom of England. The Tower of London is a complex made up of many different sections. The Tower is surrounded by a moat on three sides and the Thames River on the fourth. The outside fortifications consist of Legge's and Brass Mount. The inner fortifications, called the Ballium Wall, have 12 towers: the Bloody Tower, the Wakefield Tower, the Bell Tower, the Lanthorn Tower, the Salt Tower , the Broad Arrow Tower, the Constable Tower, the Martin Tower, the Brick Tower, the Bowyer Tower, the Flint Tower, the Devereux Tower, and the Beauchamp Tower

Wednesday, April 9, 2008


Hadrian's Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of modern-day England. The wall was built to prevent military raids by the Pictish tribea (ancient inhabitants of Scotland)

Here is a picture of where my family once lived. It's a modest house which had plenty of space for all the kids. It is one of my favorite places to go and visit when I am in England.