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A Day In Ely

With cousins Ruth & Robert

14 October 2024

Goodbye to niece Natalie – see you next time!

The train to Ely – change in Cambridge. Met by cousins Ruth and Robert

Ely, Cambridgeshire – Wikipedia
Ely ( EE-lee) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Cambridge, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Peterborough and 80 miles (130 km) from London. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 19,200.[2] The parish which includes the villages of Chettisham, Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide and Stuntney and the hamlet of Mile End had a population of 20,574 in 2021.[3]

The walk to Ely Gothic Cathedral

Inside the Cathedral

Ely Cathedral – Wikipedia
Ely Cathedral from the southeast

The area around the cathedral

Oliver Cromwell’s House

Oliver Cromwell’s House – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A walk around the town

RBK at the Riverside

Riverside Bar & Kitchen | Food & Drink Ely, Cambridgeshire
RBK is a stunning Bar & Kitchen based on Riverside walk. Fresh exciting dining and handcrafted cocktails, with views along the riverside.

Waterside Antique store

Waterside Antiques, Ely, Cambridgeshire. Large selection of antiques and collectables
Waterside Antiques, Ely, Cambridgeshire. Large selection of antiques and collectables

Back to the train station & Letchworth

Met by Dean

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London

9 – 13 October 2024

West Harrow to Baker Street

With Geraldine and Ronnie

Oxford Street – Selfridges

Selfridges – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Regent Street

Hamleys

Hamleys – Wikipedia
Official logo of Hamleys

With Geraldine & Laura

Russell Square

The British Museum

The Oldest Chess Set at the Museum

The Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone – Wikipedia
The Rosetta Stone on displayin the British Museum, London

The Egyptian gallery

British Museum – Wikipedia
Aerial view of the British Museum in 2015

SOAS University of London reception

SOAS University of London – Wikipedia
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; )[5] is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area of central London.

Abbey Road St Johns Wood

Abbey Road – Wikipedia
the Beatles

Around the West End

The British Library

British Library – Wikipedia
The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.[7] It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million[1][2][3][4] items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the United Kingdom. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Meeting niece Natalie at St Pancras Station

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Manchester

Arrival from Glasgow

Manchester – Wikipedia
Manchester ()[6][7] is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had an estimated population of 568,996 in 2022.[4] Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million.[8] It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury and Salford.

Jewish Manchester

The Manchester Jewish Community Centre
Manchester Jewish Community Centre provides religious services, educational institutions and leisure facilities, including a swimming pool.

The Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester Jewish Museum – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Old Sephardic Synagogue in the Museum

To Trafford Wharfside

Old Trafford – Wikipedia
“The Theatre of Dreams”

IWM North

Imperial War Museum North – Wikipedia
Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be located in the north of England. The museum occupies a site overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal on Trafford Wharf Road,[2] Trafford Park, an area which during World War II was a key industrial centre and consequently heavily bombed during the Manchester Blitz in 1940.[3] The area is now home to the Lowry cultural centre and the MediaCityUK development, which stand opposite the museum at Salford Quays.

Manchester Wharfside

Salford Quays – Wikipedia
Salford Quays and Manchester Ship Canal (looking east)

To Piccadilly Station

Manchester Piccadilly station – Wikipedia
Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of the city centre, it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton and Bournemouth; regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and York; and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms: 12 terminal and two through platforms (numbers 13 and 14). Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.

Train to London & West Harrow

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Scotland

Luton Airport to Glasgow

Luton Airport – Wikipedia
London Luton Airport

Glasgow

Our hosts, Shula & Philip Spain

Glasgow – Wikipedia
Glasgow

Train to Ayr

Ayr – Wikipedia

Meeting David Sim

A drive around Ayr

Meeting Dorrith Sim’s family

In My Pocket
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Train to Edinburgh

Edinburgh – Wikipedia
Edinburgh (, ED-in-bər-ə;[3][4][5] Scots: [ˈɛdɪnbʌrə]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [t̪un ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020,[6] making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.[7]

Edinburgh Royal Mile

Royal Mile – Wikipedia
55°57′02″N 3°11′08″W / 55.95056°N 3.18556°W

St Giles Cathedral

St Giles’ Cathedral – Wikipedia
Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles

More Royal Mile

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle – Wikipedia
Edinburgh Castle dominates the Old Town

The National Gallery

Scottish National Gallery – Wikipedia
The National (formerly the Scottish National Gallery) is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859.[2]

The Walter Scott Memorial

Scott Monument – Wikipedia
The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana.[1] It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the former Jenners building on Princes Street and near Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, which is named after Scott’s Waverley novels.

Back to Glasgow

Sharmanka

Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

GarnetHill Synagogue

Garnethill Synagogue – Wikipedia
The Garnethill Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogues located in Garnethill, Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. Completed in 1881, the historic synagogue is considered the ‘cathedral synagogue’ of Scotland.[1]

The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre

Scottish Jewish Archives Centre – Wikipedia
The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC) is the largest repository of items relating to Jewish migration to Scotland and life in Scotland.[1] It aims to document and illustrate the religious, organisational, social, economic, political, cultural and family life of Jews in Scotland from the 18th century to the present-day in order to heighten awareness – and to stimulate study of – the country’s Jewish heritage.[2][3]

Leaving Garnethill

To Kelvingrove

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum – Wikipedia
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. The building is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city, adjacent to Argyle Street. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland’s most popular museums and free visitor attractions.[2]

Train to Manchester

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Rome Italy Day 3

Morning coffee

Piazza Barberini – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tour of The Great Synagogue of Rome

The Museum

The Synagogue

Jewish Museum of Rome
The Jewish Museum of Rome is located in the Great Synagogue monumental complex.

The Holocaust Centre

Casina dei Vallati – Museo della Shoah
In the ancient Jewish Ghetto, close to the Portico of O

The Ghetto

The Jewish ghetto of Rome: history, how to get there and where to eat
Some tips on how to visit the oldest Jewish ghetto in the world: find out information about the Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, the Portico d’Ottavia and good restaurants.

Around the Pantheon

Pantheon, Rome – Wikipedia
Facade of the Pantheon, with the Pantheon obelisk

From Victor Emannual II Monument to Piazza Bellini

Victor Emmanuel II Monument – Wikipedia
“Altare della Patria” redirects here. For the mausoleum in Santo Domingo, see Altar de la Patria.

Walk to Villa Borghese Gardens

Villa Borghese gardens – Wikipedia
Monumental entrance of Villa Borghese in Rome on Piazzale Flaminio

Back to Letchworth

Letchworth | Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK | Britannica
Letchworth, town (parish), North Hertfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, east-central England. It is located north of London, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Luton. Britain’s first planned “garden city,” much copied elsewhere, it was founded in 1903 by Sir
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Rome Italy Day 2

The Spanish Steps

Spanish Steps – Wikipedia
Spanish Steps

On our way to the Vatican

The Vatican 1

Holy See – Wikipedia
This article is about the Holy See of Rome, and the government of the Vatican City State and worldwide Catholic Church. For the city-state being governed by the Holy See, see Vatican City.

The Vatican 2

St Peters Basilica

St. Peter’s Basilica – Wikipedia
Main façade and dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, seen from St. Peter’s Square
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Rome Italy

Our arrival by train

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Our apartment

The walk to the Colosseum

The Colosseum

The displays

The Colosseum – Parco archeologico del Colosseo
The Flavian amphitheater is today part of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo. It was built by the emperors of the Flavian dynasty.

The Trevi Foundation

Trevi Fountain – Wikipedia
Trevi Fountain

The Galleria and Zara

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The Great Synagogue of Rome

Great Synagogue of Rome – Wikipedia
Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Roma

Dinner in the Ghetto

The Jewish Quarter, Rome: A Visitor’s Guide
With an incredible history, an amazing mix of old and new architecture, and great food, you have to check out the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
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Pompeii Italy

Leaving our villa in Sant’Agata

Pompeii

Amphitheatre

Pompeii – Wikipedia
This article is about the ancient city. For the modern Italian city, see Pompei. For the Classical Roman leader, see Pompey. For the Roman family, see Pompeia gens. For the Pacific island, see Pohnpei. For other uses, see Pompeii (disambiguation).

To Rome by train

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