tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post9049664661815561621..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: A change of routeRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-19896786185680745162010-10-20T19:33:23.174+01:002010-10-20T19:33:23.174+01:00Photos all up now here and here, Jeanne.
xPhotos all up now <a href="http://crowd-pleasers.blogspot.com/2010/10/views-of-london-days-1-and-2.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://crowd-pleasers.blogspot.com/2010/10/views-of-london-rest.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, Jeanne.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24933806576539923792010-10-20T19:26:34.702+01:002010-10-20T19:26:34.702+01:00I was thinking Stonehenge, too, for the first one ...I was thinking Stonehenge, too, for the first one until I read your response, and of course, the second was a museum of natural history. Love those dinosaurs! Enjoyed reading these, Rachel. Thank you!Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-90593569100660629022010-10-20T07:38:54.737+01:002010-10-20T07:38:54.737+01:00I know...there are concessions too obviously. £12....I know...there are concessions too obviously. £12.50 is the full adult price and it's not something I'd pay to go to church on a regular basis!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1165654816866431462010-10-19T21:43:09.777+01:002010-10-19T21:43:09.777+01:00Twelve pounds fifty, eh? No wonder that poem bough...Twelve pounds fifty, eh? No wonder that poem bought you a ticket on the bus!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31413532791668966872010-10-19T07:40:19.885+01:002010-10-19T07:40:19.885+01:00EW - yes, I very nearly said 'no way' to t...EW - yes, I very nearly said 'no way' to the huge price at St P's...and then I thought 'well, we've come all this way and I've never been inside (not even when I lived in London) and I might never be back here again...' so we went in. In fact it was a really good day and we stayed for hours. We did the full headphone tours, the others climbed all the steps, we had lunch in the crypt (very nice) and I did a lot of just sitting and thinking/watching (I found the frenzy of London very wearing and so enjoyed the peace in there). If we hadn't had to pay we probably wouldn't have stayed nearly so long or enjoyed it so much (you feel you have to get your money's worth when you've payed that much!).<br /><br />We didn't see nearly all the NHM (free you see!) so no, we didn't get to quake machine (though sounds great!). Our girl is an animal lover so she was very happy to look at all the mammal section (for ages...). Her favourite things in London were the puppies for sale in Harrods (that's where we were last post...we didn't buy anything!), Chinatown and all the squirrels in the parks.<br /><br />NanU - Disneyland is everywhere! <br /><br />x<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-69504295391482184162010-10-19T07:37:17.387+01:002010-10-19T07:37:17.387+01:00The second sounds like Disneyland, in a way, with ...The second sounds like Disneyland, in a way, with the crowds and certain venues have headsets, though the dinosaurs there are all plastic.<br />The first evokes a tour of the ruined Cathedral at St Andrews.<br />Of course I'm wrong! Suffice to read all the comments.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-71260888353063887042010-10-18T22:45:11.016+01:002010-10-18T22:45:11.016+01:00St pauls - I believe it's extortionate and I d...St pauls - I believe it's extortionate and I do love the headphone tours. Shuts people up! Quakerly quiet indeed<br /><br />and the natural history. Did you go on the earthquake machine?Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3977074071941350952010-10-18T20:57:03.414+01:002010-10-18T20:57:03.414+01:00Look to Titus for the answers. In London, in'I...Look to Titus for the answers. In London, in'I? Well, I was.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-36040664460377218572010-10-18T19:47:33.239+01:002010-10-18T19:47:33.239+01:00Cannot possibly imagine where you could be.Cannot possibly imagine where you could be.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22092533187316172502010-10-18T16:02:28.204+01:002010-10-18T16:02:28.204+01:00Good work, Rachel, in capturing two such different...Good work, Rachel, in capturing two such different places in different tones too. I especially like the detachment in the first and the other kind of detachment in the second. I agree with Kat: that's a strong final line.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66266861053774624402010-10-18T15:56:23.887+01:002010-10-18T15:56:23.887+01:00Hmmm - Tower of London and a museum of natural his...Hmmm - Tower of London and a museum of natural history. I enjoyed both - looked around and enjoyed the sights.MuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57691177419266432632010-10-18T15:44:33.678+01:002010-10-18T15:44:33.678+01:00Ah, well if I'd known it was LONDON!Ah, well if I'd known it was LONDON!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-76245513255037967662010-10-18T15:43:18.271+01:002010-10-18T15:43:18.271+01:00As puzzles, I'm thinking Edinburgh Castle for ...As puzzles, I'm thinking Edinburgh Castle for the first. They wouldn't have headsets at Stonehenge, would they?<br /><br />Is there a marine park in Scotland? I can't work out the second one, but as poems, I like them both. I like the majesty of the first and the madness of the second. Oh, and that word, "pain" at the end is really unusual.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-48576105079051225832010-10-18T15:00:33.989+01:002010-10-18T15:00:33.989+01:00A prize? Will have to think of something... althou...A prize? Will have to think of something... although really that quiz must have been just too easy for you!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52596745348674855002010-10-18T11:17:49.963+01:002010-10-18T11:17:49.963+01:00Do points mean prizes?
And I loved the poems, and...Do points mean prizes?<br /><br />And I loved the poems, and they really did take me straight there...Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-34604809962132369042010-10-18T10:56:34.511+01:002010-10-18T10:56:34.511+01:00I didn't get much time to work on the poems I ...I didn't get much time to work on the poems I should add...might tweak them when I get home.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-77913565934638506492010-10-18T10:56:08.417+01:002010-10-18T10:56:08.417+01:00And didn't we know it would be Titus who'd...And didn't we know it would be Titus who'd get them! Partly her close acquaintance with the London area of course for poem 1 was written in St Paul's Cathedral and poem 2 in the Natural History Museum (both in London). We're on our way home now. Back to real peace!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79629404471866314492010-10-18T08:18:12.424+01:002010-10-18T08:18:12.424+01:00Both good reads, Rachel, first one maybe somewhere...Both good reads, Rachel, first one maybe somewhere royal and stately and second I go with the dinosaurs museum too like our good man TFE...(TFE: Discovery channel are in Tenerife this week seeking out evidence of T REXs carnivorous ways...http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=186773) ; )Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-7499152357808561862010-10-18T02:03:04.272+01:002010-10-18T02:03:04.272+01:00St Paul's. I bet you pay for St Paul's as...St Paul's. I bet you pay for St Paul's as it's in The City.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8803376423035078202010-10-18T01:43:56.723+01:002010-10-18T01:43:56.723+01:00Londinium!
The Natural History Museum is simply t...Londinium!<br /><br />The Natural History Museum is simply torture these days. I weep when I think of the treasure it used to be.<br /><br />Foxed on the first one. Not Cathedral, no entry price. Nor Art Gallery, nor British Museum. Tower of London possible, but that can be noisy. Hmm, think on, Macduff...Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-49520502678605462182010-10-18T00:34:04.638+01:002010-10-18T00:34:04.638+01:00I don't know where you have been, I'm just...I don't know where you have been, I'm just glad you're back!Did you know that T Rex was cannibalistic? I learned that today and in all honesty, my life goes on.<br />Was it The Rolling Stones you saw, or have dinosaurs gone to my brain.<br /><br />A Brace of fine poetical embellishments whichever way you look at it! Brava! Und , encore!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-84732615398523259562010-10-17T23:47:08.546+01:002010-10-17T23:47:08.546+01:00I think the first one is Graceland :) Just kidding...I think the first one is Graceland :) Just kidding - I'm fairly certain there's no quiet there at all. And they probably charge in US dollars. <br /><br />I love the second one - it reminds me of how I feel when I go to our local aquarium - exactly. I want to go sometime when there's no one else there.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-68913512750544778532010-10-17T23:14:12.630+01:002010-10-17T23:14:12.630+01:00The stones would have led me to believe Stonehenge...The stones would have led me to believe Stonehenge, but last time I was there, one couldn't even get close, so I'm wondering if it's not a newer cathedral of some sort. Talking to God and feeling alone? <br /><br />The second one makes me think of the Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian, but it could be any such museum.<br /><br />In other words...no idea but you have me thinking!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50478316503317163802010-10-17T22:02:01.586+01:002010-10-17T22:02:01.586+01:00No right answers yet. Some great ones though!
xNo right answers yet. Some great ones though!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-59963259282264082202010-10-17T20:57:11.748+01:002010-10-17T20:57:11.748+01:00I like them both but I think the second pips it fo...I like them both but I think the second pips it for me. You capture the human element in the evolutionary milieu. Lots of great lines in there.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com