ST PAUL’S LORE PART 1
I WAS STROLLING with the world’s first Consulting Detective and his able chronicler past St. Paul’s Cathedral; this, encouraged by Stephen Browning’s On the Trail of Sherlock Holmes. Browning describes … Continue reading
A BRIEF EXPLANATORY TOUR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN A TOUR of Westminster Abbey, courtesy of Miranda Carter and her “Dudes in Drapes,” London Review of Books, October 6, 2022. Today in Part 2 she offers … Continue reading
A BRIEF EXPLANATORY TOUR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY PART 1
WE ALL GOT TO SEE extensive TV coverage of the magnificent Westminster Abbey during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. In London Review of Books, October 2, 2022, Miranda Carter … Continue reading
BAEDEKER’S UNITED STATES
IN A CONTINUING EFFORT to assess how others around the world perceive us, these tidbits are gleaned from a definitive guidebook, Baedeker’s United States. Various Baedeker’s United States have been … Continue reading
MANNEY ON MATTERS GUSTATORY PART 3
IT WAS 60 YEARS AGO that Henry N. Manney III entertained us in R&T, June and July 1962, with “A Gustative View of Europe. Here’s Part 3 of tidbits gleaned … Continue reading
MANNEY ON MATTERS GUSTATORY PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, HENRY N. MANNEY III offered general guidance about gustative matters in Europe. Today in Part 2, he gives country-by-country assessments, many of them still valid after … Continue reading
MANNEY ON MATTERS GUSTATORY PART 1
TO R&T READERS of a certain age, Henry N. Manney III was Yr. Fthful Srvt covering Formula One back before the sport sought money in odd places like Azerbaijan, Bahrain, … Continue reading
RONALD SEARLE’S CARS
I AM DELIGHTED to see my currently favorite car magazine Classic & Sports Car featuring one of my website’s favorite artists (see “Ronald Searle,” “Magnificent Machines—And Tales Too,” “Skool is … Continue reading
PASSPORT TIDBITS
MY PASSPORT HASN’T had much use recently. Indeed, there was a time when my T&E (Travel & Expense Report) was more than my R&T salary. So Shiela Fitzpatrick’s “File-Selves” caught … Continue reading
JAPAN TRIPPIN’—1958
THE JAPAN POCKET GUIDE entered my collection in 09/06, meaning it was already 48 years old when I acquired it. Hmm…. Now that it’s 64 years old, I wonder how … Continue reading
