And a little mystery...
The Platform 9 and 3/4 is from the Harry Potter books. It is in the train/rail station at Kings Cross. You must get off the tube at the tube stop for Kings Cross and walk in a maze of underground tunnels (but very clearly marked, easy to navigate) until you end up in the train depot. Then it's another long walk past platforms 1-8, around a corner and voila!The Sherlock Holmes tiles decorate the entire Baker Street tube stop and tunnels. In the close-up of the pipe, you can kind of see that all the 'dots' are actually tiny Sherlock Holmes's! So very cool. Many tube stops have their own tiled artwork and the theme or colors are carried throughout the tunnels. Everything is extremely well marked and you can get just about anywhere from just about anywhere else. An awesome system.
Speaking of Sherlock Holmes, I plan on taking a morning one day next week to visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum (on Baker Street, of course!). Maybe I'll use it as a reward for finishing my revisions on my first five chapters of my novel (*waves to Editor who may or may not be reading this*)
Cheers!
3 comments:
Cool sights, except the missing socks and the empty toilet paper roll. Larry wants to know what to do with the dozen eggs he bought for your house.
Working on gettting larry to england to see Jerry in the beginning of February..need to do passport work!!!! ASAP.
Love the harry potter stuff and the Frosties.
the skokie patt's
just love reading about your life in London! and especially the great photos! all is fine on Crescent..tomorrow is the first day of Fall...some pretty Autumn leaves appearing on your parkway trees... off & running...love to all.. xxxx, judy m.
This makes me want to take up the pipe again! Never quite got such a cool one as Sherlocks, oh well, maybe in my next life!
You all are having way too cool of a time there in England. We are all totally jealous!!!!!!! Way to go!
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