Tuesday, December 24, 2019: Today Eddie took me to Marylebone. First we strolled through Regent's Park. Eddie wanted to show me residential terraces on the west side of the park. Built by John Nash (1752-1835), the same architect who turned Buckingham House into Buckingham Palace, these buildings look very stately and evoke ancient Greece and Rome with massive pillars, richly decorated pediments and classical statues perched on rooflines. We were in awe in the presence of these beautiful, powerful buildings.
Then we walked to Marylebone High Street. It is an upscale street with a variety of shops including Daunt Books in a beautiful Edwardian building.
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| Long Oak Gallery, Daunt Books |
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| Things You See Walking in London Town |
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Claridge's Hotel, dating from 1897, Mayfair
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Walking among all the magical Christmas decorations in Mayfair and Soho was a wonderful way to spend Christmas Eve.
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| Regent Street |
We also went to Liberty Department Store which was built in 1924 in Tudor Style, constructed from the timber from two ships, the HMS Impregnable and the HMS Hindustan. The building was built at the height of the 1920s craze for Tudor revival.
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| Inside Liberty |
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| Inside Liberty |
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| Carnaby Street, Soho |
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| Back on Regent Street |
I’m so jealous. Is Luna all adjusted now? Does she meow with a bit of an accent? And how about you two? Mostly settled?
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