Marching to London Camden Canal 2019/Carlos Pueblo
There is a small section of the London canal network called the Little Venice for the canal traffic similar to the Italian famed city. This little Venice is where I end my description of the last piece right at the Camden Lock surrounded by an International Bazzar, a fashion store with antique Singer sawing machines, and plenty of canal barges shuttle business. I kept on marching toward the opposite direction of the Regent's Canal until I was tired or stopped by a tunnel some distance from the King's Cross exit.
Walking on the pedestrian path along with the canal is very enjoyable especially in London. On both sides of the canal, there are all new high rise building with at least three well design sitting area by the office buildings and new shopping malls, etc. The size or the width of the canal is larger than those I have visited outside of London and busier in traffic because that many people are visiting the city and many boats residents. One area with many barge homes, I see a large facility of boat garage to do all kinds of repairing service.
Near the King's Cross exit, I saw a boat book store presented on the Youtube and went inside to check on this unique book store. It is very convenient for a visitor like me to walk along the canal in London because that I can select anywhere to exit and get on to the city subway to anywhere to refresh myself. I watched two barges passing by a nice lock with a service station behind and a pretty rose garden elevated from the ground. Once they open the lock, the water level will be even and the barge can be pass. The captain needs to close the lock and return to the barge to power through the lock to a mooring basin and another one will take its turn. I am used to the maneuvering and it is still very interesting. The steering bar at the rear of the boat with a bird model. At the beginning, I was wondering how come the pigeon could stand so long on the bar. I need to find out why there is a bird sign in Kanji, Chinese character, on the steering word. There must be a relationship between them, Chinese character and the barge steering with the bird in it.
A group of youngsters were stocked in front of the tunnel for not be able to pass through. Another group of three on a motor boat try to figure out a way to help and I was watching. The row boat is owned by one of the youngster from his college graduation work, a very good looking one can be seated three person. I saw them at the Camden lock right out side of market and they rowed on the canal or carried the boat this far to the tunnel behind the King's X. The wife of the motor boat owner indicated that a little boat like that could not be passed the tunnel safely; therefore, they offered to help by tying the little one to the bigger one with 4 veneers attached to the little one to avoid bumping along the edge of the canal. In home owner policy in the insurance or the furniture business, we call something attached to another subject veneer like the brick veneer or rose wood veneer for a rose wood desk, etc. Now I know how to address such stuff usually seen hanging on a boat or even a huge cruise ship. It is a veneer.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
行軍倫敦堪姆登運河2019/莊峻華
行軍倫敦堪姆登運河2019/莊峻華
倫敦運河網中，較易拜訪，而且非常熱鬧有趣者，就是攝政王運河和堪姆登運河，河面寬闊，而且尚在充份使用中，我講到一日，走過舫膳餐廳，走到小威尼斯，這橋下就有站販賣運河遊艇節目，大號運河船，穿梭於兩運河間，有船長駕駛，有導遊說明，停泊碼頭，有專人繫繩，迎迓乘客，我是從此繼續行軍，邁向不知名之遠方。
倫敦是一大埠，許多英國人善用此運河，我相信有遊客駕船從遠方來，靠岸後，上岸搭地鐵，到處參觀倫敦，晚上寄宿船屋，也有很多船屋居民，看看船屋盆栽工具可見，小威尼斯附近都是觀光用船，行駛兩岸，都是高樓大廈，午間或是平常白日，是有許多人箸上班服裝，行走於運河步徑，也有很多人，帶飯包在大廈前院，用餐享受春天太陽，倫敦治安第一流，不見強人出沒運河，運河上也有修船塢，也有商圈，像是一家書店，就在船屋上，新舊書都有售，我是看到國王十字架站，就決定走出運河，這是一廣場，像是一社區學院，看到許多年輕人，以後再有兩次運河行軍，我都走更遠，走到一隧道入口，我在此出口，主要是要拜望這位有緣西藏姑娘，在聖潘魁亞斯站，也順便吃日本便當。
這運河中有水閘站，仍有站務管理，旁邊有一玫瑰花園，就在小坡上，整齊美觀，我在旁觀望，兩艘船屋進出水閘，都是女士操作，運河水面上上下下，船屋過閘後，就停泊在大水池旁，等候船主，完畢水閘工作，舵在船尾，有一隻鳥型，亂似成真。
我在堪姆登水閘附近，遇見三位青年，正在河畔搬運一小划舟，幾小時後，在隧道前，又再見，有一遊艇主人，一對夫婦和其友人，正在討論如何幫這三位青年過隧道，原來此小舟，可坐三人，是其中一位大學畢業作，畢業後邀請朋友就開始運河行，他們從堪姆登水閘，抬抬划划到國王站後隧道入口。遊艇男女主人，不相信他們青年小舟能安全過隧道，於是伸出援手，將繩繫遊艇，並且繫上四具軟包，以防碰撞損傷小舟，英國人稱之若為鑲木之物，我們保險房屋定義為木架外之磚石。
倫敦運河網中，較易拜訪，而且非常熱鬧有趣者，就是攝政王運河和堪姆登運河，河面寬闊，而且尚在充份使用中，我講到一日，走過舫膳餐廳，走到小威尼斯，這橋下就有站販賣運河遊艇節目，大號運河船，穿梭於兩運河間，有船長駕駛，有導遊說明，停泊碼頭，有專人繫繩，迎迓乘客，我是從此繼續行軍，邁向不知名之遠方。
倫敦是一大埠，許多英國人善用此運河，我相信有遊客駕船從遠方來，靠岸後，上岸搭地鐵，到處參觀倫敦，晚上寄宿船屋，也有很多船屋居民，看看船屋盆栽工具可見，小威尼斯附近都是觀光用船，行駛兩岸，都是高樓大廈，午間或是平常白日，是有許多人箸上班服裝，行走於運河步徑，也有很多人，帶飯包在大廈前院，用餐享受春天太陽，倫敦治安第一流，不見強人出沒運河，運河上也有修船塢，也有商圈，像是一家書店，就在船屋上，新舊書都有售，我是看到國王十字架站，就決定走出運河，這是一廣場，像是一社區學院，看到許多年輕人，以後再有兩次運河行軍，我都走更遠，走到一隧道入口，我在此出口，主要是要拜望這位有緣西藏姑娘，在聖潘魁亞斯站，也順便吃日本便當。
這運河中有水閘站，仍有站務管理，旁邊有一玫瑰花園，就在小坡上，整齊美觀，我在旁觀望，兩艘船屋進出水閘，都是女士操作，運河水面上上下下，船屋過閘後，就停泊在大水池旁，等候船主，完畢水閘工作，舵在船尾，有一隻鳥型，亂似成真。
我在堪姆登水閘附近，遇見三位青年，正在河畔搬運一小划舟，幾小時後，在隧道前，又再見，有一遊艇主人，一對夫婦和其友人，正在討論如何幫這三位青年過隧道，原來此小舟，可坐三人，是其中一位大學畢業作，畢業後邀請朋友就開始運河行，他們從堪姆登水閘，抬抬划划到國王站後隧道入口。遊艇男女主人，不相信他們青年小舟能安全過隧道，於是伸出援手，將繩繫遊艇，並且繫上四具軟包，以防碰撞損傷小舟，英國人稱之若為鑲木之物，我們保險房屋定義為木架外之磚石。
Friday, August 23, 2019
Disembark and Embark at Seward, Alaska 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Disembark and Embark at Seward, Alaska 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Seward, Alaska is located at the center part of an upside down pan of Alaska if we consider the territory is a cooking pan with two pan handles, one is the coastal line we just pass and the other is the Aleutian Islands on the west toward Japan. The port is on the south of Anchorage, the largest city of the State, and also is the transition port of a back to back cruise from Vancouver, Canada. The name of the town is in memory of William H. Seward, the Secretary of State helping to purchase the territory from the Tsar of Russia. It is one of the most beautiful township in the U.S. with snow cap mountains around and one strait open to the Pacific. I have been here three times, one with a land tour via a land glacier visit and twice with cruises, the Sun and the Jewel.
A short distance walk to a small rail station with many passengers as they manage to take the train to Anchorage Airport while some of us to take a free shuttle to downtown. Summer workers from 48 States down below come to Alaska to work during the season, like driving a shuttle or as a shop keeper, etc. to serve for the tourist industry. I got off at a huge camping ground park on the beach. Again, we can see all kinds of licence plates from all over the States and Canada. Tourists haul their mobile homes with boats here for fishing and to avoid the summer heat way at home. I also see some with tents set up on the ground with a vehicle near by for local transportation purposes.
I watched people fishing this time. I was a little late after the pull back of tide that morning. I saw only the left over of salmon after the slice to fellet while there was one young lady was still trying to catch any left over fishes. A regular fishing rod with a unique hook attached with a big lead , to control the rod like river trout fishing without a bait on it. I assume the purpose is to hook the fish in a crowded fish school. I did see a guy finish fishing and walking along the beach to search entangle hooks and leads which were by products of fishing I guessed. For halibut fishing, you need a boat to the sea at least 8 feet deep to catch them. I believe that there is a limit for one to catch in a day for this delicious fish. Alaska tourism provides fishing tour for tourists to catch these famous fishes result guarantee including eating and shipping home afterward.
I walked back to the downtown area for the shuttle back to the ship. There are two Chinese restaurants on a street and only one is open for business and another one has been closed for a long time. I kind of doubt how a Chinese restaurant survived in such a small town. This time, I didn't wonder around the town too long that might be no longer curious. I was ready for the second back to another 7 days trip.
Seward, Alaska is located at the center part of an upside down pan of Alaska if we consider the territory is a cooking pan with two pan handles, one is the coastal line we just pass and the other is the Aleutian Islands on the west toward Japan. The port is on the south of Anchorage, the largest city of the State, and also is the transition port of a back to back cruise from Vancouver, Canada. The name of the town is in memory of William H. Seward, the Secretary of State helping to purchase the territory from the Tsar of Russia. It is one of the most beautiful township in the U.S. with snow cap mountains around and one strait open to the Pacific. I have been here three times, one with a land tour via a land glacier visit and twice with cruises, the Sun and the Jewel.
A short distance walk to a small rail station with many passengers as they manage to take the train to Anchorage Airport while some of us to take a free shuttle to downtown. Summer workers from 48 States down below come to Alaska to work during the season, like driving a shuttle or as a shop keeper, etc. to serve for the tourist industry. I got off at a huge camping ground park on the beach. Again, we can see all kinds of licence plates from all over the States and Canada. Tourists haul their mobile homes with boats here for fishing and to avoid the summer heat way at home. I also see some with tents set up on the ground with a vehicle near by for local transportation purposes.
I watched people fishing this time. I was a little late after the pull back of tide that morning. I saw only the left over of salmon after the slice to fellet while there was one young lady was still trying to catch any left over fishes. A regular fishing rod with a unique hook attached with a big lead , to control the rod like river trout fishing without a bait on it. I assume the purpose is to hook the fish in a crowded fish school. I did see a guy finish fishing and walking along the beach to search entangle hooks and leads which were by products of fishing I guessed. For halibut fishing, you need a boat to the sea at least 8 feet deep to catch them. I believe that there is a limit for one to catch in a day for this delicious fish. Alaska tourism provides fishing tour for tourists to catch these famous fishes result guarantee including eating and shipping home afterward.
I walked back to the downtown area for the shuttle back to the ship. There are two Chinese restaurants on a street and only one is open for business and another one has been closed for a long time. I kind of doubt how a Chinese restaurant survived in such a small town. This time, I didn't wonder around the town too long that might be no longer curious. I was ready for the second back to another 7 days trip.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
在阿拉斯加蘇握港上下船/莊峻華
在阿拉斯加蘇握港上下船/莊峻華
蘇握港在阿拉斯加水壺狀中南端，郵輪北上南下港口，我曾三次路過，對此美麗小鎮，留下深刻印象，首次是開車從安可路治市南下，經一陸地冰洲，小溪遇見成群鮭魚返鄉，然後回高速公路南下到蘇握港，此港幾近四面環山，而且是近頂雪山，袖珍鎮面，整齊規劃，後來搭太陽號來此，這次隨行珠寶號，樂此不疲。蘇握港是紀念購買阿拉斯加之美國當年國務卿，威廉蘇握而命名。
走下郵輪，我隨眾人步行到附近小火車站，許多乘客搭火車到安可路治市，我在此搭鎮公所提供之免費校車，到市中心，市中心整潔美觀，過去我嘗逛街參觀，這次我就直接到海邊，觀看釣魚，海邊有一鎮立露營公園，許多開旅行車者，從美南48州前來避暑，而且都是準備完善，長期抗戰，有的掛上小艇，準備海上釣大比目魚，這是阿拉斯加特產，要水深八呎始有機會，一般鮭魚，在海邊就有機會釣箸，普通長桿，鉛垂，一種多齒魚鉤，在水中來回起落，像是魚鉤目標魚身，而非魚願嘴食上鉤也，魚釣上後，釣者開始在石塊上清理魚身，鮭魚甚大一尾，利刃切成厚片，其餘擲入水中，也有人置於海岸曝曬，約是退潮魚去，有人開始沿岸，撿拾閣淺回収魚鉤魚垂等魚具，我曾學過釣魚，但都在休市海邊，氣候稍熱於此。
有兩家中國餐廳，在同一街上，好幾次都是一模樣，有一家已關閉多年，另一家在營業中，鎮立圖書館也在附近，免費接送巴士，在許多角落設站，只要看到街上有人結集，大抵是一站。
蘇握港在阿拉斯加水壺狀中南端，郵輪北上南下港口，我曾三次路過，對此美麗小鎮，留下深刻印象，首次是開車從安可路治市南下，經一陸地冰洲，小溪遇見成群鮭魚返鄉，然後回高速公路南下到蘇握港，此港幾近四面環山，而且是近頂雪山，袖珍鎮面，整齊規劃，後來搭太陽號來此，這次隨行珠寶號，樂此不疲。蘇握港是紀念購買阿拉斯加之美國當年國務卿，威廉蘇握而命名。
走下郵輪，我隨眾人步行到附近小火車站，許多乘客搭火車到安可路治市，我在此搭鎮公所提供之免費校車，到市中心，市中心整潔美觀，過去我嘗逛街參觀，這次我就直接到海邊，觀看釣魚，海邊有一鎮立露營公園，許多開旅行車者，從美南48州前來避暑，而且都是準備完善，長期抗戰，有的掛上小艇，準備海上釣大比目魚，這是阿拉斯加特產，要水深八呎始有機會，一般鮭魚，在海邊就有機會釣箸，普通長桿，鉛垂，一種多齒魚鉤，在水中來回起落，像是魚鉤目標魚身，而非魚願嘴食上鉤也，魚釣上後，釣者開始在石塊上清理魚身，鮭魚甚大一尾，利刃切成厚片，其餘擲入水中，也有人置於海岸曝曬，約是退潮魚去，有人開始沿岸，撿拾閣淺回収魚鉤魚垂等魚具，我曾學過釣魚，但都在休市海邊，氣候稍熱於此。
有兩家中國餐廳，在同一街上，好幾次都是一模樣，有一家已關閉多年，另一家在營業中，鎮立圖書館也在附近，免費接送巴士，在許多角落設站，只要看到街上有人結集，大抵是一站。
Re-visiting London Regent's Royal Park 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Re-visiting London Regent's Royal Park 2019/Carlos Pueblo
On the second day of my arrival in London, I took the Tube, London Subway, to the Regent's Royal Park. Actually, it is near by both the Hyde and Kensington on the northwest of London, part of the city of Westminster and London borough of Camden. I was checking on the rose blooming status and my attempt to march the Regent's Grand Canals including the Camden
Canal. I always visit the Park every time passing through London. Camden is a suburban township of the Old London where the new comers reside. Now, the old small township has been very prosperous. The canal network used to be the transportation to move foods supply from outside to the city. I have had many good memories from my previous visits including a search of old residence of Amy Winehouse, the young deceased singer, the international Bazzar by the Canal, Little Venice, and a search of Great British Library, etc. The front desk clerk of the librarian answered my Sun Yat-sen's old desk while he was in exile in the city should be located at the basement of the Great British Museum. We were told that how great he was while reading books in the library to develop his revolution idea for China.
The rose blooming was not ready by a week yet the turnips were fully blooming. I made my mind to change my last leg of this trip by canceling Reeds visit and returning back to London for another 5 days in order to see roses. I did run into the late summer roses at Queen Mary's Rose Garden in 2018 on our way to Edinburgh after several misses in 10 years. I followed the direction board by the Park Lake, a wildlife sanctuary, toward the Canals. I met a Filipino nanny with a cute little girl. I utilized all my Tagalog learning from the cruise to introduce myself and comment her beauty, etc. She tells me that I can always find her in the Park and as a matter of fact that I meet her again the following week.
After the Lake, there is a huge parkland before the exit of the Park to the Canal. I walked on the opposite direction of the Zoo toward the other end if any. One side of the Canal is the civilian area of business and residential area while on the side is luxury mansions. A well learned local gentleman chatted with me about it. Actually they are the embassy housing for the foreign ambassadors like the U.S. and China, etc. He pointed an unique backyard of Chinese mansion and also one of the neighbor. He told me that Donald Trump's first official visit of London was staying here with a huge security bill with anti missile set up, etc. I can't understand why the Queen invites him back for another visit. He said because Theresa May asked her to do it. Based on what I knows of the Queen, I don't think that she likes Trump's raciest style, etc. neither do many European leaders like Danish and Iceland's and myself in the U.S. voting blog.
The area after my long distance march becomes a regular city scenery of immigrants like our east side of Houston, Texas. There are more and more boat houses, most of them are old and permanent yet I still see some visiting barges passing through on either ways. I walked back toward the Zoo and Camden. I had my lunch at Feng Shang Princess Chinese Restaurant, a Cantonese one on a huge size of barge. I have been to this unique restaurant before and taken many photos. After lunch and toilet use, I kept on going north to the Lock, the Bazzar, and the fashion store with old Singer's Sawing machines.
On the second day of my arrival in London, I took the Tube, London Subway, to the Regent's Royal Park. Actually, it is near by both the Hyde and Kensington on the northwest of London, part of the city of Westminster and London borough of Camden. I was checking on the rose blooming status and my attempt to march the Regent's Grand Canals including the Camden
Canal. I always visit the Park every time passing through London. Camden is a suburban township of the Old London where the new comers reside. Now, the old small township has been very prosperous. The canal network used to be the transportation to move foods supply from outside to the city. I have had many good memories from my previous visits including a search of old residence of Amy Winehouse, the young deceased singer, the international Bazzar by the Canal, Little Venice, and a search of Great British Library, etc. The front desk clerk of the librarian answered my Sun Yat-sen's old desk while he was in exile in the city should be located at the basement of the Great British Museum. We were told that how great he was while reading books in the library to develop his revolution idea for China.
The rose blooming was not ready by a week yet the turnips were fully blooming. I made my mind to change my last leg of this trip by canceling Reeds visit and returning back to London for another 5 days in order to see roses. I did run into the late summer roses at Queen Mary's Rose Garden in 2018 on our way to Edinburgh after several misses in 10 years. I followed the direction board by the Park Lake, a wildlife sanctuary, toward the Canals. I met a Filipino nanny with a cute little girl. I utilized all my Tagalog learning from the cruise to introduce myself and comment her beauty, etc. She tells me that I can always find her in the Park and as a matter of fact that I meet her again the following week.
After the Lake, there is a huge parkland before the exit of the Park to the Canal. I walked on the opposite direction of the Zoo toward the other end if any. One side of the Canal is the civilian area of business and residential area while on the side is luxury mansions. A well learned local gentleman chatted with me about it. Actually they are the embassy housing for the foreign ambassadors like the U.S. and China, etc. He pointed an unique backyard of Chinese mansion and also one of the neighbor. He told me that Donald Trump's first official visit of London was staying here with a huge security bill with anti missile set up, etc. I can't understand why the Queen invites him back for another visit. He said because Theresa May asked her to do it. Based on what I knows of the Queen, I don't think that she likes Trump's raciest style, etc. neither do many European leaders like Danish and Iceland's and myself in the U.S. voting blog.
The area after my long distance march becomes a regular city scenery of immigrants like our east side of Houston, Texas. There are more and more boat houses, most of them are old and permanent yet I still see some visiting barges passing through on either ways. I walked back toward the Zoo and Camden. I had my lunch at Feng Shang Princess Chinese Restaurant, a Cantonese one on a huge size of barge. I have been to this unique restaurant before and taken many photos. After lunch and toilet use, I kept on going north to the Lock, the Bazzar, and the fashion store with old Singer's Sawing machines.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
重訪倫敦攝政王皇家公園2019/莊峻華
重訪倫敦攝政王皇家公園2019/莊峻華
抵倫敦翌日，從海灣水車站，搭車到攝政王公園，一則查看瑪莉女皇玫瑰花園，再者行軍附近運河網，包擴堪姆登鎮水閘，小威尼斯等，這是舊遊之處，留下許多美憶，有一次，我甚至找到新大英圖書館，想找孫文當年讀書之書桌，原來當年之大英圖書館，是在大英博物館地下室。公園內之鬱金香，已經怒放，但玫瑰花需要再等一週，於是我當場決定放棄一週後之里治市行，里治市之運河馳名於利物普線，我鄰居泰德，英國人也，準備今年八月底，從里治市搭船西向三十哩，完成利物普線五分之一強，我知道運河碼頭在皇家兵器博物館旁，同一新型購物中心，里治市是英國第二大城市，財務中心。
出瑪莉花園，按圖沿湖畔，走向圖上之運河區，此湖是一鳥類保護區，各種野生大小鳥類，途中巧遇一菲律賓保姆，帶一小孩，我同她講些菲語，並自我介紹，一週後又在花園附近湖畔草園相遇，於是我們一起帶小男孩逛花園。攝政王運河，原有運糧功用，我先走向另一方向，就是反勘姆登鎮方向，我想走盡運河路，其實是到倫敦市區之一角落，運河上已經有很多停泊船屋，而且多有船齡，走道上人群，像是移民，我就回頭走回動物園方向。
此段運河，民宅區域和皇家公園內豪宅有別，幾次我在此段運河行，都遇見退休者，有學識見解又健談，這些豪宅，原是外交使節團官邸，中國大使，美國大使等，這位當地居民曰，川普訪英住此，要求防空反飛彈措施，耗費不玼，我問歐巴瑪訪英多次，都到白金漢宮和三敏寺，有同樣要求？曰否，難怪最近川普想買格林蘭遭拒，老羞成怒曰，替丹麥省錢，我不喜歡川普之調調。
膳舫是一船屋廣東餐廳，十分別緻，我曾光顧其炒飯，它是在攝政王運河和勘姆登運河交接處，吃過飯，我就熟悉之走向勘姆登鎮區，這是早年倫敦之郊區，現在已經非常繁榮，一位藥物中毒身亡之年輕女歌星，愛美葡萄酒屋，出身於此，每次我都來此鎮，水閘週圍就是鬧區，平民環境，有一時裝店，收藏古典聖家縫紉機，非常有趣，有一國際食街，無提供座位，一般人站著，走著啃食，或是坐在運河畔，與粉鳥奪位，觀看小威尼斯船屋遊船來來去去，次番而後，我是越過堪姆登，往國王十字架出口方向邁進。
抵倫敦翌日，從海灣水車站，搭車到攝政王公園，一則查看瑪莉女皇玫瑰花園，再者行軍附近運河網，包擴堪姆登鎮水閘，小威尼斯等，這是舊遊之處，留下許多美憶，有一次，我甚至找到新大英圖書館，想找孫文當年讀書之書桌，原來當年之大英圖書館，是在大英博物館地下室。公園內之鬱金香，已經怒放，但玫瑰花需要再等一週，於是我當場決定放棄一週後之里治市行，里治市之運河馳名於利物普線，我鄰居泰德，英國人也，準備今年八月底，從里治市搭船西向三十哩，完成利物普線五分之一強，我知道運河碼頭在皇家兵器博物館旁，同一新型購物中心，里治市是英國第二大城市，財務中心。
出瑪莉花園，按圖沿湖畔，走向圖上之運河區，此湖是一鳥類保護區，各種野生大小鳥類，途中巧遇一菲律賓保姆，帶一小孩，我同她講些菲語，並自我介紹，一週後又在花園附近湖畔草園相遇，於是我們一起帶小男孩逛花園。攝政王運河，原有運糧功用，我先走向另一方向，就是反勘姆登鎮方向，我想走盡運河路，其實是到倫敦市區之一角落，運河上已經有很多停泊船屋，而且多有船齡，走道上人群，像是移民，我就回頭走回動物園方向。
此段運河，民宅區域和皇家公園內豪宅有別，幾次我在此段運河行，都遇見退休者，有學識見解又健談，這些豪宅，原是外交使節團官邸，中國大使，美國大使等，這位當地居民曰，川普訪英住此，要求防空反飛彈措施，耗費不玼，我問歐巴瑪訪英多次，都到白金漢宮和三敏寺，有同樣要求？曰否，難怪最近川普想買格林蘭遭拒，老羞成怒曰，替丹麥省錢，我不喜歡川普之調調。
膳舫是一船屋廣東餐廳，十分別緻，我曾光顧其炒飯，它是在攝政王運河和勘姆登運河交接處，吃過飯，我就熟悉之走向勘姆登鎮區，這是早年倫敦之郊區，現在已經非常繁榮，一位藥物中毒身亡之年輕女歌星，愛美葡萄酒屋，出身於此，每次我都來此鎮，水閘週圍就是鬧區，平民環境，有一時裝店，收藏古典聖家縫紉機，非常有趣，有一國際食街，無提供座位，一般人站著，走著啃食，或是坐在運河畔，與粉鳥奪位，觀看小威尼斯船屋遊船來來去去，次番而後，我是越過堪姆登，往國王十字架出口方向邁進。
Stay away from the summer heat way in Houston, Texas/Carlos Pueblo
stay away from the summer heat way in Houston, Texas/Carlos Pueblo
Justin of the cruise line agent reminded me to book my cruise tickets to avoid a regret of missing a back to back cruise to Quebec, Canada from New York City. I agree to him with an idea to my decision factors, to stay away from the summer heat way in Houston, Texas. Our summer in Houston has been very hot, above 100 degree of F or 38 degree of C plus lack of rain falls. I have had two weeks in Alaska in the early summer and like it very much to taste on the other side of the North Atlantic weather of 71 degree of F or about 22 degree of C, a spring climate in Texas.
Roger E., my tennis body, mentions to me that the booming of Houston population is due to the invention of air conditioning otherwise people can not imagine such a sleepy oil town would turn into the 4th largest city in the U.S. for such a short period of time. Especially after I am getting out of regular job, I hide myself inside the house all the time for the sorry rest of my old life.
Jackson, a tennis captain from my neighboring subdivision, and Lloyd, my old neighbor are all from the up state of New York. They both and many others came from the north after graduation from the engineering schools to Houston to work for the oil industry. Their parents gave them their old houses in the north; therefore, they went back to the north during the summer after their own retirement to avoid the summer heat and returned south during the winter to avoid the severe cold weather and snow up there.
i don't think that I can do this practice with second house idea. The real estate tax and the absentee owner are two reasons to be considered, plus both of children have no interests of moving around because that they are still working and young. I am glad that I find the interest of cruising around the world and I can follow the cruise liner of their business strategy to accomplish the weather, summer in the north and winter to the south, to avoid both severe temperature.
I read the itinerary of this back to back and I can see there are all very interesting ports of New England and the Canadian Provinces. Frugal person like me, I feel even better if I consider the cost of room and board, transportation, etc. It is very affordable in compare with the second house to own to reach such purpose to avoid the severe weather in Houston.
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