@jussipekonen Oh yes, I’ve been 5 or 6 times - still not seen all of it!
The parks in London are lovely - for a large city it has a lot of green space, both large and small. The Green Park/St James’ Park area was always my go-to for a picnic/stroll. Partly helped by having a friend who was a member of one of the clubs overlooking Green Park. A stroll, then smoked salmon sandwiches and a jug of Pimms in the club garden. As you do. 😂
@jussipekonen Ah yes. If you’re that end then Greenwich is a trek. Plenty of central parks, Buckingham Palace (if it’s open). Kew Gardens is always worth a visit, but a bit further out west.
I used to work in Bayswater, on Westbourne Grove. Got the bus through Kensington/Notting Hill Gate every day, from Wandsworth, where I lived.
@jussipekonen Where are you staying? Greenwich is a lovely place to visit, especially if you’re that side - & you can go by boat.
I always recommend the Science Museum, but not after two other museums!
Hope the weather holds for your visit.
@matigo I reckon that will do when my old Air finally dies. I can afford that price point, given I do most things on an iPad.
// @peemee
@nitinkhanna It’s a useful tool, though I’m still getting to grips with it as a repository for all the information I collect. I have OneNote, but it’s overly formatted. I like Ulysses, but really it’s for text, plus it’s subscription based. I’m not quite there with Obsidian yet, but making progress. And all because I don’t want to pay for Evernote!
@matigo Indeed.
If you want to hear it, watch some of this. The anthem is around 58 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/live/Iqepd1C0yqw
// @jextxadore
@matigo Oh a good organ that is well maintained can be much older than that. I don’t know what the oldest unchanged organ is, but there are organs around which have some parts from the 15th century.
Even our organ has been adapted: balanced swell pedal instead of the old style
Converted to electric air from hand pump.
// @jextxadore
@matigo That's actually pretty cheap compared with some…
I can practice in church any time, as I have keys. However, the organ there is old (1897) and very much in the English small village organ style. It's mechanical action too. That makes it very difficult to play the late romantic stuff, which I love.
// @jextxadore
@jextxadore What did you get? I have my eye on the Viscount Ensign Compact 35 or 45. I can mostly dream, though, as I have neither the room nor a spare £12000.