Thursday, May 30, 2024

Horse bus, humming birds and rest.

1. We circle a reconstruction of Shillibeer's 1829 horse-bus, painted with flower wreaths like a Roma cart. We climb aboard and sit on red velvet sprung seats.

2. To learn that in London of 1897, you could hail an electric cab -- Bersey's humming birds, they were called.

3. We let our tired feet bring us into a bakery for a cup of tea and some juice.

Book, volunteers and shower.

1. I spot that he's brought along the copy of Puck of Pook's Hill  that I left in his room a month or so ago.  2. Everywhere, there ...