Bamburgh
Northumberland Coastal Path
Arras
Far right in London
Joe and I were trying to go to the Tate yesterday but got caught up in travel cancellations because of the far right march through central London. I should have paid more attention to the news and avoided the area.
As we walked past the walkers trying to find a way, their appearance was what you would have expected.
Clearly white and mostly male. A mixture of of ages but more 40 and 50s. Lots of England football shirts and tins of beer or pints. Lots of union jacks and St George flags to reclaim.
A large crowd which in itself is worrying. A bad day.
Tour of Lords
More Tate
Another trip but this time to Tate Modern along with Joe. An option to use the membership again!
Plus some good photos from a Czech including from the Soviet invasion of Prague.
The one on the right is the same event I believe from which there is an iconic picture of a woman Pitt a flower in the barrel of a tank. Plus echoes of Tiananmen Square image.
Plus some other notables:
Tate Britain
As a result of this visit we are members again.
A recommendation from EQ to see Edward Burra:
I enjoyed most of his work. Early stuff less stimulating and later UK scenery less appealing. Interesting images of Franc and USA in the 1920 and 30s.
The violence of war in Spain then WW2 are hard to view.
He also loved music and helped in design for operas. One o f which was about the Govan area of Glasgow:
Proms 2025
During my recent trip to London for work I slipped in some culture. One event was a trip to the Royal Albert Hall to watch and listen to a Proms concert.
The main attraction was Beethoven’s Fifth.
The paino concerto was good to listen to and technically a great exhibition. The piece ‘Bruckner’s Skull’ was quite different and interesting.
I obtained my ticket on the day and so was a ‘Prommer’ for the first time- in the standing area in front of the stage. A good experience but hard on the feet by the end!
