Hereford Archives • Folksy Travel by Bill Smale

If you don’t have much time and you have to choose between London and Hereford, Of course you’re probably going to choose London since it has so much more in it’s a big city atmosphere to experience. I rented a car to drive around and so I left it in Reading since driving in London would’ve been a nightmare especially with trying to find and pay for parking.

Graffiti Ishii on Wallis Road London and Hereford — Graffiti near Eaton Mission rowing club on Wallis Road

The canals London and Hereford — At Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Tower Bridge London and Hereford — Of course you need a photo of The tower Bridge

German armor Bill Smale — I picked this out as German armor maybe because every time I have seen black armor it was from Germany

Horse armor Bill Smale — Of course you need to protect your horse

My cousin Bill Smale — My cousin on the left and her friend on the right

Royal coat of arms Bill Smale — Of course you need to display the royal coat of arms

Tower of London entrance — The entrance to the tower of London

A photo of Babs — Here is Babs looking at me take a photo of her

Shiny shoes — The guards shoes were nice and shiny and the soles were not worn down

Some more photos for fun. Babs is taking a photo of me taking a photo of her

everybody has their preferred taste in food which I freely admit. My cousin and her friend wanted to try the Sunday roast Since it is a famous thing to eat in England and it was Sunday. About 1/3 of it was left to be returned to the kitchen. I was thinking of ordering something else since I don’t find any flavor in a Sunday roast But I thought I would go along with the program since it’s once in a lifetime we will all be there together. When I was a kid I freely admit that US food was really not that flavorful except that we lived in California so we had a lot of good choices including Mexican food. My cousin‘s mother was a very good cook and so she was able to have all different kinds of interesting flavors. But the Sunday roast is an experience in England food.

I wanted to go see this musical but I didn’t want to stay in the city

Hereford

I just stopped by Hereford since it was on the way to London where I went to meet up with my cousin who came on her worldwide jet set and cruise set itineraries to stop by and try the Sunday roast.

Large toe box — I bought a new pair of shoes, made in the US with a large “toolbox“ which would not smash my toes

Pink monkey — No that’s an interesting name for a shop

I love the old signs and the old shops. You see there is an ironmonger as well

Cathedral pipe Oregon — This cathedral has this really interesting and ancient pipe organ. You can see the mechanics below

These are the mechanics for the air pressure going into the pipes

Friendly face lawyers — It’s nice to know the lawyers have a friendly face

Green Dragon Hotel — The green dragon Hotel

Housing development — I just stopped by a housing development to see a model home and get some idea of how the houses are equipped. What I see here is not what I would ever want to use, a really tiny sink on the left for what?

Most modern houses and apartments now use induction stoves which I don’t really like because most of them tend to deliver the heat on and off and I find it a little bit difficult to cook with them

Conservatory — This extension with glass is called a “conservatory“ in England. This was an option you could have ordered but not through the builder since it was not part of the option list. It seems like a good idea for a country that has such little sunshine

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