by Pepper Basham | Dec 29, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Big Ben, the bell inside London’s famous clock tower, is 13-tons. No one seems to be certain who the bell was named after. Some say Ben Caunt, the boxer, and others believe is was named for a genteman known as Sir Benjamin Hall.
by Pepper Basham | Dec 29, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
So, the first thing I saw when I topped the Tube steps at Westminster was Big Ben – the icon of London. No matter how many times I’d looked at pictures of it – nothing prepared me for its truly large size. Big Ben is…well…big. 🙂 The tower...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 16, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
The only reason I have for choosing this picture as my favorite London picture is that is seems to give a nice memorable view of pieces of London. Big Ben is a notable trademark, of course, and then just behind is the London Eye – throw in a double decker bus...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 16, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
I was listening to the sermon on Sunday and the pastor made a comment that sent my mind into one of those contemplative moments. His sermon was about the ‘wise men’ from the Bible – actual term ‘magi’. An interesting comment he made was...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 14, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Here’s the Tower on our way out. We exit through the portcullis, past the Traitor’s Gate, and back out of the Tower. I guess the most memorable parts of the trip to the Tower were the Tower Green, the Torture Chamber, the King’s House, and the Crown...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 13, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
It was considered a privelage to have an execution away from hostile crowds and gaping commoners, thus the people who were killed inside the Tower of London had to be people of high rank and/or political status. Otherwise, the prisoners were take to Tower Hill, just...
