Virtually in England

Posted on June 18, 2020 by vanbraman

In the morning I will be virtually in England as I present a webinar for engineers there.

Since I will be virtually in England I thought I would share just a few images that are wandering through my mind tonight.

Big Ben - Elizabeth Tower - Clock Tower - Most Photographed Clock - London, England - Iconic ClockI am thinking of my the most photographed clock in the world. I really like the Elizabeth Tower which towers over the Thames River.

Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Roger WilliamsI am thinking of Pembroke College in Cambridge where my ancestor Roger Williams went to school back in the early 1600’s.

Our office is also located near Cambridge so I have visited there several times.

Richard Barnard, Worksop, Vicar, 1601 Worksop Priory, Worksop, Anglican, Worksop EnglandI am thinking of a visit I made to the Worksop Priory where my ancestor Richard Barnard served starting in 1601. He was the father-in-law of Roger Williams.

Half Timbered House, Chester, England, ResidenceI am thinking of a visit to Chester, England and the beautiful half-timbered buildings there.

English Breakfast, Food, Sausage, Eggs, Bacon, BeansI am thinking of a good English Breakfast, one thing that I will not get in a virtual visit.

Fish and Chips, Philadelphia Fish and Chicken Bar, Glasgow, ScotlandI am also thinking of some good fish and chips. I may have to make my own home style version tomorrow night for dinner.

I also have my tea picked out for the webinar in the morning. I will be making some Yorkshire tea which is always good with breakfast.

See: The Right Tea for the Webinar

A lot of memories leading up to this webinar.

Steven

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Virtually in Taiwan

Posted on June 17, 2020 by vanbraman

Last night I was virtually in Taiwan as I presented a webinar for engineers there.

Since I was virtually in Taiwan I thought I would share just a few images that are wandering through my mind tonight.

Stinky Tofu, Shilin night market, Taiwain, TaepeiI am thinking of my visit to the night market and eating stinky tofu.

Shenkeng Tofu Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Food, Culinary TourismI am thinking of a visit to the Shenkeng Tofu Street where I had a wonderful meal.

Taipei 101 - Taiwan - 2nd Tallest Building - Twilight PictureI am thinking of the Taipei 101 tower rising above all the other buildings in the downtown area.

Taipei Hands Sculpture - Clasped hands - Large SculptureI am thinking of this really cool sculpture of hands that I saw while out walking near my hotel.

tea tins, high mountain tea, li shan, pear mountain, oolong teaI am also thinking about High Mountain Tea from Taiwan. When I visited Taiwan long ago I was not as interested in tea. A trip there now would be much different as I would be searching for good teas and would perhaps arrange a visit to a tea plantation.

The tea shown above was sent to me by one of the workers in our office there. She was also a participant in the webinar, so I made sure I was drinking some of the tea during the webinar. See: The Right Tea for the Webinar

A lot of memories after this webinar.

Steven

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