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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2011 15:47:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2011 17:11:03 GMT
Very nice. Can you tell me whereabouts Lincoln is in England, Rita?
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2011 22:27:54 GMT
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Post by hwinpp on May 5, 2011 5:01:55 GMT
How come you always have such good weather?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 5:12:49 GMT
Looks like a charming place. The 'seaside' operation is not quite as ambitious as the one that we do in Paris, but I guess that has to do with the size of the population. It looks like the swans might be reaching 'nuisance' level, though.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 11:06:53 GMT
How come you always have such good weather? Trust me we don't - just so happens I'm a fair weather photographer! ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 11:08:24 GMT
Looks like a charming place. The 'seaside' operation is not quite as ambitious as the one that we do in Paris, but I guess that has to do with the size of the population. It looks like the swans might be reaching 'nuisance' level, though. More like it's to do with the size of the purse K2... The swans don't cause any nuisance as far as I'm aware.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 11:13:37 GMT
The photo's I've posted, excluding the first 3, are of part of the main shopping area referred to as 'down hill'. The cathedral and castle are 'up hill' in a more 'touristy' part of the city.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 19:12:28 GMT
I agree, a very charming place indeed. Thanks for the link, Rita.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 6, 2011 15:39:15 GMT
Amazing to see all those half-timbered (if that's the right term) buildings in "common" use. Are the white plastered ones older than the brick ones?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2011 22:54:15 GMT
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Post by auntieannie on May 8, 2011 15:47:12 GMT
I had heard of Lincoln and its Cathedral, one of the most beautiful in England if I am not mistaken. It is very pretty indeed.
If the "down hill/more common area" is that nice, I wonder how gorgeous the buildings look "up hill" !!
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2011 18:24:59 GMT
Apparently Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest gothic buildings in Europe! I'll take some photo's of "up hill" Lincoln, not sure when that will be though.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2011 22:30:36 GMT
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Post by mich64 on May 11, 2011 23:12:54 GMT
Nice Rita, another great day for a shopping excurision! And yes, I would definetly try the ostrich burger. Cheers, Mich
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Post by hwinpp on May 12, 2011 3:14:25 GMT
Is that one canal criss- crossing the city, Rita?
Looks so cooling.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2011 7:00:34 GMT
No hwinpp it cuts through the middle, by the way it's a river not a canal.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2011 22:42:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 11:13:54 GMT
I've only been to horseraces a few times in my life, but they are definitely much more impressive when you are down right next to them at ground level. Up in the grandstands, it's all just totally abstract. Great pictures!
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2011 16:09:18 GMT
That is so true K2, I had previously only occasionally watched horse racing on the TV which excluded the most important element - the smell of steaming horses in the winners enclosure!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 21:58:11 GMT
Uphill tourist area of Lincoln - Castle Square: Looking east towards the Cathedral: Looking west towards the Castle: Looking south down Steep Hill: Lots of lovely tea shops and restaurants here Leigh-Pemberton House: Now the Tourist Information Office this large timber framed merchant's house situated in Castle Square, Lincoln, dates from around 1543. It is thought to have been a pub, possibly the Ironmongers Arms in 1666. From 1899-1979 it was a bank branch and it was the National Provincial Bank who extensively restored the building in 1929, later the it became the National Westminster Bank following National Provincial’s merger with the Westminster bank in 1968.
Sir Robert Leigh-Pemberton was chairman of the National Westminster Bank and Governor of the Bank of England 1983-93There was a lovely man creating designs on the pavement using ground marble: A second floor window caught my daughter's attention.....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 4:31:33 GMT
Thanks for adding more photos, Rita. The more you scratch the surface of a lot of these cities, the more interesting they get!
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Post by onlymark on Sept 1, 2011 6:29:35 GMT
Rita, I notice a lot of people in short sleeves. I presume the temperature had crept over 12 degrees and was hitting the highs of sixteen or so?
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Post by auntieannie on Sept 1, 2011 9:46:12 GMT
Is it wrong to like touristic areas? I really really like this uphill tourist area.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 2, 2011 16:19:38 GMT
Lovely pics Rita...don't forget the glorious sweetie shops on Steep Hill..... ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 16:57:51 GMT
Rita, I notice a lot of people in short sleeves. I presume the temperature had crept over 12 degrees and was hitting the highs of sixteen or so? LOL yes surprisingly Mark! It was quite warm actually high 20s at least!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 16:59:28 GMT
Is it wrong to like touristic areas? I really really like this uphill tourist area. Not when they are lovely! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 17:03:03 GMT
Lovely pics Rita...don't forget the glorious sweetie shops on Steep Hill..... ;D ... or the Ice Cream Parlour and Whisky shop Cheery! When I'm next 'Uphill' I'll take more photo's.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 17:05:38 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 3, 2011 17:15:15 GMT
Wow -- looks like something for everyone to enjoy. Great pics. What is in that upstairs window?! Is it a fox?
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