in the footsteps of Geoffrey Chaucer and my Canterbury tales

in the footsteps of Geoffrey Chaucer and my Canterbury tales……Chaucer is best known for ’The Canterbury Tales’, a collection of tales told by fictional pilgrims on the road to the cathedral at Canterbury; these tales would help to shape English literature.

a bust of Geoffrey Chaucer as seen at the Guildhall . . . → Read More: in the footsteps of Geoffrey Chaucer and my Canterbury tales

Inducted into the Order of the Dragon & A Tale of 3 Bridges

Finally!!! The night had arrived. To date I had completed 4 of the Dragon and Flagon Pub Tours with Vic Norman, and tonight was the 5th! That meant I finally qualified to get my badge and be inducted into the ‘Order of the Dragon’.

a dragon – the griffon; symbol of the City . . . → Read More: Inducted into the Order of the Dragon & A Tale of 3 Bridges

finding Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens 1812 – 1870, author, stayed here in 1832. North Road, Highgate, N6

Last week Thursday; April 26th, I set off on a magical #walkabout through the streets of London to discover more about Charles Dickens (blog to follow shortly ). We started off from the Charles Dickens Museum

the Charles . . . → Read More: finding Charles Dickens

Suits & Flutes and the Order of the Dragon

The King was in his Counting House, counting all his money; the Guide was in the parlour, saying something funny, All the group were mis-behaved, and sang with raucous gusto, The bartender, and the locals, looked on all a fluster.

Vic & Simon…imbibing the local brew

Yes, that would be a Dragon & . . . → Read More: Suits & Flutes and the Order of the Dragon

Dragon and Flagon Pub Tour – Noose and Tankard

My experience on the 3rd in the series of Dragon and Flagon pub tours proved to be just as exciting and interesting as the first two I went on, as we travelled back in time to 1666 and 1123, past a place where the scales of justice are balanced (or not), to . . . → Read More: Dragon and Flagon Pub Tour – Noose and Tankard

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