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Wednesday we received this second postcard from Pat who is on her tour of England and Scotland. The caption at the bottom says, "London Leadenhall Market."

The postmark is July 28th (Friday). She writes, "Right now in the market. Waiting for 15 minutes until the walking tour of 'Secret London.' Weather is good. One layer of clothes is good enough. There are lots of ethnic restaurants. Got a good fishmarket pic. Hello to Temme."

 

This is her next card, dated Thursday, postmarked July 29th. It is titled "The Tower
of London from the River Thames." She writes, "The tower. Good continental
breakfast. Janet's pedometer said that we walk 9 miles yesterday and 9 miles today.
I was getting thin and gorgeous--until Harrod's food hall. It was beautiful. The
presentation was incredible. We saw a brief part of Hamlet in the Globe Theater.
We toured the Tower of London. Tomorrow a walking tour of "Old London." Hotel
is across from Kensington Gardens--lovely."


"The Shepherd gate clock at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Installed in 1852, this was the first
public clock to display Greenwich Mean Time, as
it still does throughout the year. It has a 24-hour
face, noon being at the bottom." Thus reads the printed caption.

This card is postmarked July 30. She writes, "Whoops! Forgot the post! Went to Greenwich today. Went thru the observatory, took boat trip up Thames. Got into guided walking tours where you are taken around to various parts of the city. Did 'Haunted London,' 'Eccentric London,' 'Londinium'. Very interesting and detailed. Tour today to Bath & Stonehenge.

Weather has been great. Walking a lot--but eating cheeses & creams. Looking forward to Scotland and less crowdedness. Love, Pat"
Roman Baths, Bath.


This card was postmarked July 31st. The printed caption is this:
"The Great Bath. The eroded block of stone in the foreground had a reclining figure on top and was used as a fountain.
The Emperor Constantine, one of several late 19th century sculptures that adorn the baths.
The diving stone, where hot water from the Sacred Spring enters the Great Bath."
On the back Pat writes:
"30 Sunday--Bath & Stonehenge
29 Friday--Greenwich & 'Haunted London'
28 Thursday--'City of London' bus tour, 'Eccentric London' walking tour
27 Wednesday--Harrod's, Victoria & Albert: Kensington Palace & Gardens.
PS. Is my bank account full?
PPS. Temme Louise?
Love, Pat"
While she was in Bath she surely saw this, the picturesque Pulteney Bridge. It was built in 1769-74 and links the city center with the magnificent Great Pulteney Street. It is now lined with stores.

Neither would she have missed Bath Abbey. "The splendid abbey stands at the heart of the old city in the Abbey Church Yard, a paved piazza enlivened by street musicians. Stone angels climbing Jacob's Ladder to heaven adorn its facade", says the guide book she forgot to bring.

Here is her next card, postmarked July 31. The picture is titled "Druids at Stonehenge, Wiltshire." "Druids" is crossed out and the word "Alopecians" substituted.
She writes, "Performed a few sacred rites to the 'spirit of hair.' We are a small but close-knit community of hopefuls.
Time is flying. Seeing some different things--or different aspects of the same things. People are everywhere. They say there are about 7 million people in the London area."


The printed caption reads: "The prehistoric temple at Stonehenge probably dates to the New Stone Age (about 1800B.C.). Over 1,000 years later the Druids flourished and members of the order still conduct a ceremony on Midsummer Day."

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