tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post2701639702465536619..comments2024-03-29T08:51:36.088+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Houses of ParliamentSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64234613075936775642017-03-08T09:14:40.258+00:002017-03-08T09:14:40.258+00:00YP: It was very interesting! I recommend it! And N...YP: It was very interesting! I recommend it! And Nero charges too much.<br /><br />Sabine: No! What a great story!<br /><br />Ms Moon: Definitely!<br /><br />Red: Well, you Canadians are a laid-back lot. :)<br /><br />Sharon: Yeah, the traditions and their continuation are pretty amazing.<br /><br />Jenny-O: I assumed the no-camera thing at Westminster was for security, but who knows? I know in art museums they often ban flash because the lights can damage pigments.<br /><br />Catalyst: I bet they get that question ALL THE TIME!<br /><br />Linda Sue: We took the tube, believe it or not! At rush hour! That was the most stressful part of the trip, making sure all 18 kids got on and off in the right places!<br /><br />E: With one or two exceptions, they were typical middle-schoolers -- a smattering of interest and some occasional questions, but an overall veneer of utter boredom.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41428717870150808812017-03-08T04:26:29.913+00:002017-03-08T04:26:29.913+00:00 Sounds like a fun excursion. How did the kids rea... Sounds like a fun excursion. How did the kids react?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-84938154135440616892017-03-08T02:39:29.290+00:002017-03-08T02:39:29.290+00:00So jealous! I will have to do that one day - sort ...So jealous! I will have to do that one day - sort of avoid the crowds of touristers if you know what I mean. Annoying at best. That was a pretty good walk with a gaggle of children, then did you all pile onto a bus to get back to school? The Daffodils are a welcome sight! Still snowing here.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2036814758611596382017-03-07T21:54:52.672+00:002017-03-07T21:54:52.672+00:00I can remember standing outside the Houses of Parl...I can remember standing outside the Houses of Parliament and asking a bobby if he could tell me where Westminster Abbey was. Amazingly he kept a straight face as he raised one arm and pointed directly over his shoulder!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82376395655912756122017-03-07T19:26:38.892+00:002017-03-07T19:26:38.892+00:00I always wonder why cameras are not allowed in cer...I always wonder why cameras are not allowed in certain places. Is it just to maintain the mystery or do bright flashes cause damage? I will have to Google it :)<br /><br />It's nice to have a change of routine - I'm glad the kids were well-behaved and made the outing a good one.<br /><br />Sabine's comment is intriguing.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82826478208252190372017-03-07T15:48:17.409+00:002017-03-07T15:48:17.409+00:00Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous. I would love to h...Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous. I would love to have been along for that tour. I remember seeing that whole "door-knocking" tradition portrayed on some television show I saw a year or so ago. What a great experience. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21906211813838875782017-03-07T15:08:37.000+00:002017-03-07T15:08:37.000+00:00Yes, I'd e impressed by Westminster. I'm s...Yes, I'd e impressed by Westminster. I'm surprised they didn't have an MP speak to the kids. Here we can sit in the benches and choose whose seat we want to sit in . I have a photo of my daughter in the speaker's chair.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64640416630994426712017-03-07T13:41:09.595+00:002017-03-07T13:41:09.595+00:00Definitely a different sort of day! Definitely a different sort of day! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29980255863094496842017-03-07T13:40:29.206+00:002017-03-07T13:40:29.206+00:00Did anybody mention the broom cupboard in the base...Did anybody mention the broom cupboard in the basement behind the crypt where the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison hid herself illegally during the night of the 1911 census? She could then claim that her address was The House of Commons where women were barred from.<br />More here: https://tinyurl.com/hsffs9v<br /><br />Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-47536036905469741242017-03-07T10:20:23.409+00:002017-03-07T10:20:23.409+00:00I have never been inside The Palace of Westminster...I have never been inside The Palace of Westminster myself. Sounds like an interesting trip. Why didn't you pay for your sandwich and drink in Cafe Nero instead of "grabbing" them and running off? Not a good example for the eighth graders.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com