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PWJ: S2E24 – Bonus – “God Save The Queen!”

July 23, 2019 pilgrim Leave a comment

A rather unusual episode this week! My girlfriend and I recently went on vacation to England, so we thought it’d be fun to sit down and tell you all about it, including how we got to play with the personal belongings of a literary giant, as well as have lunch with an Inkling’s grandson…

S2E24: God Save the Queen! (Download)

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01:50 – Quote of the week
03:01 – Drink of the week
11:18 – Meeting Owen Barfield
14:55 – The Wedding (Heckfield)
16:31 – Bath (Jane Austen Museum, Bath Abbey etc.)
22:26 – Oxford (Merton and Magdalen College, The Eagle and Child etc.)
45:01 – London (Hyde Park, Victoria & Albert Museum, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese)

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Things to do in London

May 7, 2015 pilgrim Leave a comment

I will be going to London later this year. In preparation for that, I decided to compile a list of my favourite things to do in my home country’s capital city…

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Is England in London? (Part 2)

September 22, 2012 pilgrim 8 comments

Whenever Americans find out that I’m from England (and not from Australia), the conversation quickly turns to the subject of London.

For example, it’s usually assumed that I was born in London (I wasn’t) and that I’ve lived in London my whole life (I haven’t). When someone is telling me about his experience of London I’m often tempted to ask him what he means by “London” because, like most things in England, things are rarely straight-forward…

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